National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LITHIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS # 1310-65-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 81879

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 69  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 357 46
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,245 353
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,691 2,179
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,344 155
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,980 455
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 475 76
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,179  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 90 63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 23,173 301
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 17,132  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 11,016 539
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 173 70
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,861 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,825  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,921 156
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,690  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,059 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,299  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 455  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 730 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 629  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,260 28
637 MACHINISTS 2,399 17
667 TAILORS 434  
679 BOOKBINDERS 256 64
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 30  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 22  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 105  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 869 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,537  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 581
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,513  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,737 104
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,049 65
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,628 814
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 423 121
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 984 303
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,045 141
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,253 148
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 116  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 64
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 570  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 277 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,782 402
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,999 4,359
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,786  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,272 1,602
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,008 162
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,908  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 5,771 94
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 987 263
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,042 24
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 73  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 115  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 905  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,730  
TOTAL 170,966 14,882

*(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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