National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OCTADECANAMIDE, N,N'-1,2-ETHANEDIYLBIS-
CAS # 110-30-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 83307

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 103  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 541 57
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 89  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 410 132
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 793  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 32
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
315 TYPISTS 72  
335 FILE CLERKS 644 484
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 134  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 196 13
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,270 35
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 79  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 33  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 919  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 769  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,324 39
575 ELECTRICIANS 289  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 693  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,666 323
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185 144
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 618  
637 MACHINISTS 9,859 520
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 67 67
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 18 18
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 886  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 652  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 687 62
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 10  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,108 50
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,111 802
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 667  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 63 13
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 29,495 16,338
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 358 108
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 89  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,417 273
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,489 5,325
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 438  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 132  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,190 3,290
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,749 344
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,317  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 325 16
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 201  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 521 319
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 101  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 90 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 212  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,304 4,277
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 26,994 5,704
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 846 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,407 3,105
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 985 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 396 62
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 535  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 649  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,838  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,494 689
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 768 768
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,646 236
TOTAL 154,656 46,269

*(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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