National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LATEX
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 91150

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 134  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 341 136
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 494 221
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,394 36
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 613  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
567 CARPENTERS 15  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 926 28
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,793 955
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 368 167
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,715 875
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 186  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,234 814
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,939 941
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 724  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,541 80
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 274  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 368 201
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 764  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 204 68
TOTAL 22,303 4,737

*(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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