National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RESORCINOL
CAS # 108-46-3
RTECS # VG9625000
Agent Code 67220

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 4,039 619
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 133 93
084 PHYSICIANS 81 49
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,767 7,466
096 PHARMACISTS 469 228
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 108 72
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 857 712
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 970 692
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 283 283
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 63 26
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 146 43
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 252 84
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18 18
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 223 203
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,010  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 48,785 36,860
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 508  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 723  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 297 178
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 11
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 459 153
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 52 26
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 330 24
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 217  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 627  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 164  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,374 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 118  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,875 1,022
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,085 420
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,759 1,131
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,475 4,729
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 109  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 80 80
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,540 630
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 295  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 100,792 56,465

*(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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