National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOLS, POLYPROPYLENE
CAS # 25322-69-4
RTECS # TR5250000
Agent Code 84563

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,476 403
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 173  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 301  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 612  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 538 282
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 23 7
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 40 10
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
096 PHARMACISTS 16 16
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
185 DESIGNERS 122 81
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 311 239
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 705 6
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 318 25
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 541 62
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 444  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,197 840
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,363  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 66  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 621  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,762  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,141 1,090
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,617 1,906
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,525  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,279  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,727 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 920  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,662 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,280 31
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 925  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 869  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,073 312
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
567 CARPENTERS 901  
575 ELECTRICIANS 343  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,322 297
593 INSULATION WORKERS 742  
595 ROOFERS 7,196  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,546  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,767  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,111  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,148  
637 MACHINISTS 4,474 425
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 22 7
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,087  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,251 961
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 879 855
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 852  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 128 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,823 122
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,810  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 95 61
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,491 2,889
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 221 3
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 218 161
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 884  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 36,522 2,846
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 408  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,071 1,066
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,670 2,001
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 698 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 646 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,123 361
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,043 289
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,931 493
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,552  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,589 2,444
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,897 821
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 10,685 96
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 24 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,728 3,101
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 549 356
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 90 30
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 207  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 408 40
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 56 26
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 240 21
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 166  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 237 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,647 329
TOTAL 217,886 30,699

*(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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