National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOTHIAZOLETHIONE, 2(3H)-, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 2492-26-4
RTECS # DL6825000
Agent Code 83820

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 99 32
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 89  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 311 69
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 178 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 244  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 743  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 21,013 126
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 153  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 16,367  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 76  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,288  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,243 50
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,304  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 198  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 16  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 168  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 479  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,842 24
567 CARPENTERS 1,199  
575 ELECTRICIANS 37  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 45  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,610  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 147 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,303  
637 MACHINISTS 9,230  
643 BOILERMAKERS 35  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,844 107
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,562 56
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 26  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 299 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 219  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 170 3
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 206  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,610 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 911  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,844 1,953
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,023  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,714 338
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 335  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 481 17
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 971 75
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 47  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,095  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 460 64
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 395  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 208  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 423 89
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 308 9
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,906 56
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,389 330
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,795 300
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 19,288 5,341
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,174  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 69  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,542 1,485
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,441 917
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 357  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 306  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,319  
TOTAL 132,358 11,992

*(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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