National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name ARSENIC
CAS # 7440-38-2
RTECS # CG0525000
Agent Code 07545

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 268  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,041 482
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 97 97
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 311 6
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,221 182
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,360 568
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,170 206
313 SECRETARIES 268 268
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 9  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,700  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 9,169 36
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 14  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 280  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 42  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 86  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 592 28
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,049  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 42 11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,952 81
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 536  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 729 59
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 114  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 659  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 14  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 804  
TOTAL 27,275 2,128

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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