National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80828

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 331 331
095 REGISTERED NURSES 628 593
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 165 83
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,062 1,701
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 868  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,723  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 970  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 526 19
567 CARPENTERS 344  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 31  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 511  
637 MACHINISTS 57  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
667 TAILORS 369 185
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 234  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 26  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,242 2,061
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,918 355
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,920 3,008
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 54 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 298
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 665  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 754  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755 602
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 283 126
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,079 719
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,726 77
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,498 521
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,712 1,809
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 143 99
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 112 81
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,178 1,497
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 53,264 15,545

*(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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