National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BIINDOLINE)-5,5'-DISULFONIC ACID, 3,3'-DIOXO-(.DELTA.2,2'-, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 860-22-0
RTECS # DU3000000
Agent Code 84752

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,059 65
095 REGISTERED NURSES 512 416
096 PHARMACISTS 682 388
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 76 57
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 441 420
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 183  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 90  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 197 59
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 219  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 29  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 58  
637 MACHINISTS 110  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 483 222
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 432 6
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 117  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 948  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,096 73
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,591 730
TOTAL 9,691 3,035

*(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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