National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SILICATE(2-), HEXAFLUORO-, DISODIUM
CAS # 16893-85-9
RTECS # VV8410000
Agent Code 84233

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 249  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 223 74
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 150  
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 217 109
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 402 277
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 23 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 151 65
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 50  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,018 873
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 94 16
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 21 14
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,338 1,716
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,188 21
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 111  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 6  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 394 48
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 421  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,196  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 383  
637 MACHINISTS 1,220 287
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,989  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 23  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 175  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 21  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,345 263
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,286 1,226
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 73  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 429 403
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 590 370
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,840 13,189
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 195 195
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,656 294
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 979 23
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,519 31
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,729 190
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,698 1,727
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,926  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 154  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,769 307
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 609 80
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 214  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 114  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 855  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 19 16
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 551 132
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,374  
TOTAL 79,556 22,185

*(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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