| Agent Name | ASBESTOS |
| CAS # | 1332-21-4 |
| RTECS # | CI6475000 |
| Agent Code | 90310 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 048 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | 29 | |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 43 | |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 122 | 40 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 250 | 250 |
| 204 | DENTAL HYGIENISTS | 85 | 49 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 24 | |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 136 | |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 251 | 13 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 53 | |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 24 | |
| 275 | SALES COUNTER CLERKS | 1,059 | |
| 335 | FILE CLERKS | 109 | |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 876 | 96 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 10,197 | 63 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 17,442 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 2,463 | |
| 508 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS | 3,100 | 199 |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 627 | 21 |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 866 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 625 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 22 | |
| 534 | HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS | 3,199 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 32 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 152 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 522 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 8,712 | |
| 558 | SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. | 784 | |
| 563 | BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS | 539 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 9,767 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 3,576 | |
| 577 | ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS | 3,893 | 87 |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 9,447 | |
| 589 | GLAZIERS | 5,151 | |
| 593 | INSULATION WORKERS | 1,068 | |
| 595 | ROOFERS | 30,747 | |
| 596 | SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS | 1,520 | |
| 597 | STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS | 288 | |
| 599 | CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. | 2,612 | |
| 617 | MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 159 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 226 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 6,818 | 29 |
| 639 | MACHINIST APPRENTICES | 139 | |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 9 | |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 4,146 | 28 |
| 675 | HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS | 232 | |
| 676 | PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS | 190 | |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 788 | |
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 49 | |
| 695 | POWER PLANT OPERATORS | 20 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 17 | |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 653 | |
| 706 | PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,330 | |
| 707 | ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 653 | |
| 708 | DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS | 354 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,018 | 248 |
| 715 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS | 387 | |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 174 | 59 |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 2,272 | |
| 725 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 503 | 175 |
| 739 | KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS | 595 | |
| 748 | LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 18 | |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 960 | 95 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 213 | |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,345 | 120 |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 809 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 738 | 43 |
| 765 | FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 769 | 710 |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 4,624 | |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,365 | 165 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 6,658 | 257 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 14,246 | 922 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 4,586 | |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 12,981 | 4,597 |
| 789 | HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS | 245 | 245 |
| 794 | HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS | 159 | 159 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 1,229 | 1,032 |
| 805 | TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT | 3,176 | |
| 844 | OPERATING ENGINEERS | 434 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 1,153 | |
| 864 | HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 454 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 15,284 | |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 361 | |
| 883 | FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. | 215 | |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 98 | |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 12 | |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 988 | 25 |
| TOTAL | 215,265 | 9,727 | |
*(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.