National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIOXOLANE, 1,3-
CAS # 646-06-0
RTECS # JH6760000
Agent Code 84001

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 20  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,106 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 235 24
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 604  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,342 112
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,502  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,362  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,562 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 117  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,106  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,362  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,831 25
567 CARPENTERS 62  
575 ELECTRICIANS 997  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,045  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 4,145 10
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 427  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 16  
637 MACHINISTS 10,514 34
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 18  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,167  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,264  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 362  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 20  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 166  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 544 31
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 18  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 13  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 149 27
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 76  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,104  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,615  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,548  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 133  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,762  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 180  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 808 419
TOTAL 74,949 747

*(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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