National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RHODIUM
CAS # 7440-16-6
RTECS # VI9069000
Agent Code 67405

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 529 180
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 66  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 614 36
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 648 28
575 ELECTRICIANS 38  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 95  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 113 28
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 183  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 368 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 439 44
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 331  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 186  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,607  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 528  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 468  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 816  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 57  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 282  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 368 201
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 35 25
TOTAL 12,004 2,078

*(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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