National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOTHIAZOLETHIOL, 2-
CAS # 149-30-4
RTECS # DL6475000
Agent Code 84030

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 111 3
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 184 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 37  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 80 3
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 468 31
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 79  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 134 16
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 508  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 546 465
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 312  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,513  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 56 14
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,753 6,250
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 39  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,308 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,575  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 28 6
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,083  
575 ELECTRICIANS 710  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,314  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 579 92
637 MACHINISTS 3,994  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 52  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 50 7
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,292 1,403
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 868 58
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 102  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 12  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 278 78
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 744  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 277 204
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 753  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 221 34
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,042 76
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 305 206
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 162 110
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 6,582 402
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 557  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 913 27
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 708 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,228  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 210  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 452 49
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,419 94
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,018 224
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,134 709
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,173 776
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 54  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,334 3,660
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 77 77
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 719  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 33  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 515 103
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,124 422
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 74  
TOTAL 86,509 16,409

*(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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