National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFIDE, BIS(DIMETHYLTHIOCARBAMOYL)
CAS # 97-74-5
RTECS # WQ1750000
Agent Code 80220

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 63  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 126 16
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,253 46
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 55  
575 ELECTRICIANS 6,840  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 192 92
637 MACHINISTS 1,763 22
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 199  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 561 52
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,193 1,571
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 673 530
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 750 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,023 92
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 478  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 27  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,049 638
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 265 85
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,124 1,050
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 475 29
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 26  
TOTAL 40,683 5,320

*(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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