National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS # 1309-42-8
RTECS #
Agent Code 80447

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 13  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 190 84
084 PHYSICIANS 137 26
095 REGISTERED NURSES 32,167 31,471
096 PHARMACISTS 1,783 896
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 41 41
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 212 115
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,595 1,595
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 260 140
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 219 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,716 1,530
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,429 1,022
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 57  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 824 371
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,414 4,342
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,521  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 884  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 39  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 12,296  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
575 ELECTRICIANS 29  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 6,334 618
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 923  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,399  
637 MACHINISTS 880  
643 BOILERMAKERS 91  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 755  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 995 42
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 348  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,081 216
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 579  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 306  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,668 44
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 236  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 109  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,408  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 891 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 541  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 48  
785 ASSEMBLERS 36  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 7 7
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 268  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 15,571  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,179 224
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,611 91
TOTAL 114,743 43,640

*(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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