National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TREMOLITE
CAS # 14567-73-8
RTECS # XX2095000
Agent Code 73525

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 18  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 458 458
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 7 7
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 550 3
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 101 101
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 281 25
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 29  
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 751 433
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,075  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 310 23
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,757  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 183  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 130  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,565 46
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 865 87
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,808  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 470 76
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,817 350
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,131  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 182  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,542  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 333  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 83  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 5,245 431
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,050 17
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 473  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 41 41
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,132 141
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 137  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 300 300
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,505  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,928 860
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 31  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 23 3
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,809 14
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,552 346
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 608  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 19  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,241 1,952
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 51  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 92 5
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 12  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 207  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,165 78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,071  
TOTAL 73,812 5,923

*(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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