National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CADMIUM CYANIDE
CAS # 542-83-6
RTECS #
Agent Code 82783

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 42  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,349 24
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 83  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 81  
TOTAL 1,618 26

*(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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