National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIOXAN-4-OL, 2,6-DIMETHYL-, ACETATE, M-
CAS # 828-00-2
RTECS # AH1350000
Agent Code 83665

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,159  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 373 373
084 PHYSICIANS 14 14
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,348 924
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
185 DESIGNERS 376 232
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 6,720 4,819
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 287 187
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 713 69
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100 100
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 599 285
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 307 15
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 962 962
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 9,198 1,495
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 154  
384 PROOFREADERS 303 303
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 13,146 8,965
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,440 1,037
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 158  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 181  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 454  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,792 36
544 MILLWRIGHTS 168  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 784 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,209  
567 CARPENTERS 710 452
575 ELECTRICIANS 708  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 581  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 972 109
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,539  
637 MACHINISTS 12 6
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,689  
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
667 TAILORS 2,428 1,155
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 65 65
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 76  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 46 34
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 97  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,542  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 8 8
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,823 1,186
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,489 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 360 6
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,136  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,036 370
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,868 379
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,996 151
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 303 152
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,316 17,316
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,674 6,431
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 544 369
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,034 461
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 492 229
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 965 322
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,786 3
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 300 4
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 426 59
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,842 1,340
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,492 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,155 2,479
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 925 660
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,271 1,658
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,038 2,581
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,751  
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,607 14,193
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 957 58
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 418 90
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,162 1,097
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 53 29
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 301 81
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,168  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,282 171
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 4,489  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 353 149
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,288 290
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,092 4,251
TOTAL 183,978 80,381

*(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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