National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISULFIDE, BIS(DIMETHYLTHIOCARBAMOYL)
CAS # 137-26-8
RTECS # JO1400000
Agent Code 71900

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 914 187
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 231 16
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 44  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 360  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,643 56
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,205  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,113  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 417 92
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 301 128
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,246 301
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,550 1,292
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,086 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,804 725
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,105 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,280 291
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 566  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,894 2,302
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 258  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,489 443
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 926 495
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,465 1,478
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 512  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 660 587
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 377 32
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 159  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 707  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 300  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 28 11
TOTAL 47,798 9,520

*(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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