National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SHEET ROCK
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 83748

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 456  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 184  
567 CARPENTERS 8,132  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 5,903  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,067  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
584 PLASTERERS 184  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 283  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,934  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,926  
TOTAL 24,456  

*(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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