National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OZONE
CAS # 10028-15-6
RTECS # RS8225000
Agent Code 81651

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 3,127 1,737
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,385 860
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 1,370 548
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 28  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 18  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 185 185
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,059 949
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 42 28
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 185 185
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 238 132
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 175 164
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 500 204
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 20  
313 SECRETARIES 2,077 2,041
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 948 316
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 48
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 276  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 652 16
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 297  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 13,156 7,115
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 288  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,892 1,332
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 609 151
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 346  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 198  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 167 3
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 39  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,661  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 53  
567 CARPENTERS 32  
575 ELECTRICIANS 316  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 80  
637 MACHINISTS 600  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 967 212
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 211  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 21  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 229  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 18  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 817  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 50  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 637  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,307 3,438
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 14  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 71  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,345 579
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 199 99
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,498 51
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 274 51
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 392 140
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 221 34
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 899 180
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 505 191
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,534 4,800
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,000  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 776 40
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,381 338
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 399 138
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,222  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 369 136
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 224  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 204 153
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 102 102
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 140  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 31 16
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,656 2,316
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,071 3,332
TOTAL 72,134 32,361

*(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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