National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINUM SILICATE
CAS # 1327-36-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 80625

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,104  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 12  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 12 6
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 79  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 77 54
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 36 24
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 40 40
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 346 29
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 30 30
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,417 8,599
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,218 209
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 489 79
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 847 21
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 631 210
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,295 6
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 220 89
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 146 146
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 70  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 809 333
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,966 4,104
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,428 192
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 822  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,575  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,727 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 6,397  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,617  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 542  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 293  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 522  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,630 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,683  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 176  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 7,049  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 6,732  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
575 ELECTRICIANS 8,913  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 27,563 615
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 16,065  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 3,048  
595 ROOFERS 13,942  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,267  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 243  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,506  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,192  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 262  
637 MACHINISTS 1,973  
643 BOILERMAKERS 172  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 166  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,410 24
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 852 18
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 645 108
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,092 546
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 118 118
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 186 59
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,490 739
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,683 407
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 396  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,857  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 45  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,247 76
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,234 1,234
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,001 99
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 787 72
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 302  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,513 618
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 890 362
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,431 1,266
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,757 299
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,230  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,725 567
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 464  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 14,727 1,784
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,031 1,785
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,549  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 24,158 8,552
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,686 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,292 322
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 97  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 715  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 213  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 241  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 535  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,965 323
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 18,020 435
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 693  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,717 287
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 226  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,881 3,269
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,291  
TOTAL 337,864 41,091

*(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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