National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHOSGENE
CAS # 75-44-5
RTECS # SY5600000
Agent Code 57710

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 29  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,924 282
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 55  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 23  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 64  
637 MACHINISTS 6  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 161  
TOTAL 2,358 282

*(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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