National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBAMIC ACID, DIMETHYLDITHIO-, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 128-04-1
RTECS # FD3500000
Agent Code 84240

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 107  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 23 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,561  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,197 33
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 203  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 165  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 88  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 132 4
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 38  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 253  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 12  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,687 323
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,405 1,911
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,145  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 46  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 342  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,299  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
TOTAL 15,271 2,653

*(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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