National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MERCURY CHLORIDE (HGCL2)
CAS # 7487-94-7
RTECS # OV9100000
Agent Code 84274

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 201 28
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 88 22
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 764 472
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 70 20
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 608 462
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 8,787 6,593
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,178 624
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 662 436
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 638 211
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 520 82
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,253 2,491
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 953  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 317  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,545  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,254 4,352
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,764 37
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 705 197
TOTAL 45,491 18,717

*(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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