National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHANE, DIPHENYL-
CAS # 101-81-5
RTECS # PA8990000
Agent Code 83189

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 16  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,586 1,339
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,035 491
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 142  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 39  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 201 201
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 201 172
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 358  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,750 1,549
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,406 1,348
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 803 803
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 9,772 7,127

*(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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