National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CRESOL, PARA-
CAS # 106-44-5
RTECS # GO6475000
Agent Code 84266

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,548 391
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 365 365
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 105  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 7,571 6,501
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 193 193
667 TAILORS 623  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,610 8,432
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 358  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 197  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 580 580
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 59 59
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 21,313 16,798

*(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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