National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISULFIDE, BIS(DIETHYLTHIOCARBAMOYL)
CAS # 97-77-8
RTECS # JO1225000
Agent Code 80219

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
096 PHARMACISTS 239 157
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 552 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 163 25
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 155 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 312  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,155  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,327  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,167  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,094  
567 CARPENTERS 139  
575 ELECTRICIANS 206  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,282  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 400  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 494  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 66  
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 51  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 247 247
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,775 370
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 510  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 35  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 330  
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,657 358
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 171 171
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 384  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 413 24
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,418 278
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 710 651
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,051 54
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,823 167
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 57  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,768 3,234
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 541 463
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 281  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 33  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 103 52
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 678  
TOTAL 53,525 6,305

*(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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