National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENYLENEDIAMINE, PARA-
CAS # 106-50-3
RTECS # SS8050000
Agent Code 56950

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 92 92
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 12 12
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 500  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 48,785 36,860
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 459 153
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12 12
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 80 80
TOTAL 49,939 37,209

*(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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