National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BISMUTH OXIDE (BI2O3)
CAS # 1304-76-3
RTECS #
Agent Code 81730

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 79 30
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83 53
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 85  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 710 14
575 ELECTRICIANS 397  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 142  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 67 42
785 ASSEMBLERS 29 29
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 68 68
TOTAL 2,871 634

*(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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