National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FREONS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 90860

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14 3
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 474  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 75 37
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 30 30
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 56 42
084 PHYSICIANS 261 196
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 216 100
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 63 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 56
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 96  
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
575 ELECTRICIANS 126  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 39 24
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 6
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9  
785 ASSEMBLERS 112 73
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 704  
TOTAL 2,948 1,063

*(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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