National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDRAZINE
CAS # 302-01-2
RTECS # MU7175000
Agent Code 38110

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,910 372
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 615 173
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 480 41
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,030 531
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 86  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 233  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 192  
417 FIREFIGHTING OCCUPATIONS 50  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,561  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,900 185
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 28  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,432  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,943  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,229  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 589  
637 MACHINISTS 215  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,844 107
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 51  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 4,005 609
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 6,147  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 77  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,923  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 269 2
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 697 65
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,194  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,446 27
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,107 309
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,593  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 883  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 154 154
785 ASSEMBLERS 266 29
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 299 36
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 321  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 44  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 14  
TOTAL 60,490 2,841

*(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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