National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHALK
CAS # 13397-25-6
RTECS #
Agent Code 17855

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185  
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 144  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,696 1,552
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 108  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 72  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,791  
TOTAL 8,181 2,025

*(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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