National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROGEN
CAS # 1333-74-0
RTECS # MW8900000
Agent Code 38585

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 41  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 97  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 500  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 205  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 775 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,326 265
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 612 502
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46 46
084 PHYSICIANS 14 14
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,724 1,935
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,034 79
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,234 1,389
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,639 651
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,836 1,198
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,647 1,233
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 233 28
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
278 NEWS VENDORS 423  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 5,396  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,105 28
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 7 2
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 78 52
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 68 68
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,561  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 25,123 94
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 606  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,712  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 280  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,201  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,916  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 110 2
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 20  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 199  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,622  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,093  
575 ELECTRICIANS 207  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 132  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 506  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 529  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,568 181
637 MACHINISTS 3,649 556
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 50 50
673 APPAREL AND FABRIC PATTERNMAKERS 1,415 515
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,312 70
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 21  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 6  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 70  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 123  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 130 130
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 357  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 331 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 416 249
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,921 2
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 337  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,622  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 914 244
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 370 172
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 817 29
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 649 199
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,600 781
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 599 68
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,649 1,776
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,334  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,061 899
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,799 1,286
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,160  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 164 43
785 ASSEMBLERS 488 23
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 75  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 159 67
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 862 422
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 507  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,016  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,713 292
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 149  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 32  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,438  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 5,368  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 18  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,044 32
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,803 209
TOTAL 149,225 15,985

*(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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