National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TRIPROPYLENE GLYCOL
CAS # 24800-44-0
RTECS # YK6825000
Agent Code A1204

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 23  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 6  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,310 119
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 550 540
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 396 396
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,612 439
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 30 6
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 122  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,825 1,230
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,529 38
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 192 17
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,881 324
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 800  
567 CARPENTERS 2,580  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,571 159
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 269  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,838 370
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 15  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 244 35
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 856 98
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 124  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 108  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,208 97
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 479 319
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044 845
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,721  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 280 137
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,140 146
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,785 933
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 149  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,323 203
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 106  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 849  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,081 217
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 5  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 407  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,193  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,988 1,888
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 267 116
TOTAL 70,765 10,483

*(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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