National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL
CAS # 112-27-6
RTECS # YE4550000
Agent Code 80354

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 7,974 555
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,093  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 29  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,458  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 463  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 603 161
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 52  
084 PHYSICIANS 1,208 814
095 REGISTERED NURSES 17,986 17,347
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 985 798
185 DESIGNERS 234 92
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 2,262 1,086
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 8,062 1,113
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 198 66
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,949 1,464
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 5,734 3,534
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,715 2,085
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,097  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 181  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 819 200
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,298 58
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,336 582
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 57  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 139  
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 83  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 251 188
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 68 34
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 7,775 4,445
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,328 2,953
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 9,547  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,452  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 181  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 24  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 151  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 847  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 622  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 6  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 503 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,562  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 4,466  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 622  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 615 416
595 ROOFERS 4,244  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,700  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 145  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,732 28
637 MACHINISTS 1,480  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,077 250
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 52  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 592  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,032 211
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 176  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 122  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 176 117
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 823 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 604  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,121 71
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 4,128 309
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 15,651 3,115
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,037 1,085
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 149 103
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,910 530
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,620 153
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,352  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 261 23
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 534 481
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 640 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 12,180 2,293
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,017 663
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,451 531
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,051 97
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 2  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,413 202
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 657 29
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,379  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 30  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 447  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 545  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 259  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 56 26
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 911 201
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 5,879  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 84 84
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,139 3,265
TOTAL 233,613 53,367

*(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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