National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TRIPHENYLPHOSPHITE
CAS # 101-02-0
RTECS # TH1575000
Agent Code 82978

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 26  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 138  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 413  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,363 516
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 444  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 892 112
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,146  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,255 133
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 643 21
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 212  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 23  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
567 CARPENTERS 397 227
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 644 170
637 MACHINISTS 6  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 86  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,985  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,524 744
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 374 17
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 42,832 1,526
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,205 105
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 408  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,959 1,321
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,815  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,785 9
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,547 78
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,364  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 83 3
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,630 195
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 153 51
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 116 62
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,695 363
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 40 17
TOTAL 84,276 6,323

*(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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