National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SILICIC ACID, CALCIUM SALT
CAS # 10101-39-0
RTECS #
Agent Code 83497

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 44  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 913 41
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 34  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 447 43
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 232 58
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 65  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,189 264
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,040 1,644
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 792 522
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 739 369
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 411  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,142 556
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,220 918
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 439  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 179 16
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
TOTAL 21,865 5,490

*(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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