National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DICHLOROBENZENE, PARA-
CAS # 106-46-7
RTECS # CZ4550000
Agent Code 24006

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 4,033 555
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 237 199
084 PHYSICIANS 112 112
169 SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, N.E.C. 276  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,570 1,105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,898  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 154 31
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 78 63
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,762 955
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,197 5,991
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,595  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 370  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 56  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 369 31
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 399 154
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 123  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123 31
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 31  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 166 11
TOTAL 33,978 9,412

*(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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