National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BIPHENYLOL, SODIUM SALT, 2-
CAS # 132-27-4
RTECS # DV7700000
Agent Code 81125

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 2,054 821
095 REGISTERED NURSES 493 493
185 DESIGNERS 122 81
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 739 739
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 981  
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 9 9
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,561 1,561
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 228 23
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 493 493
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 14,977 9,846
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,464 207
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,181  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,079  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 42  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,421  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 2,950  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 202  
637 MACHINISTS 436 29
668 UPHOLSTERERS 488  
679 BOOKBINDERS 173 29
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 953  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,083 374
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 207  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 92  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 739 326
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,550  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,221  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,400 1,117
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,884 2,697
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,491  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 286 37
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 465  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
TOTAL 56,549 19,197

*(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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