National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROPEROXIDE, ALPHA,ALPHA-DIMETHYLBENZYL
CAS # 80-15-9
RTECS # MX2450000
Agent Code A1346

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 163  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 210  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 290  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 111  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 30  
086 VETERINARIANS 1,695 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,744 8,605
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,866 3,032
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,500 2,500
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,098 1,049
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 121 3
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,316 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,490 118
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 691 31
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 686 275
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,400 220
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 677 10
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 482 461
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 403 403
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 879 504
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,984 2,611
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,278 389
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 928 589
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 302  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,610  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,118  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,169 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,838  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 5,541  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 261 249
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 796 61
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,070 7
567 CARPENTERS 22  
575 ELECTRICIANS 518  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,576  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
589 GLAZIERS 304  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 949  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 616  
637 MACHINISTS 13,990 1,518
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 87  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 5,268 4,070
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,235 58
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 291 244
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 368  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 368 44
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,371 102
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 473 22
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 188 188
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,391 512
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 914 547
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 808 27
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,482  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,183 428
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,022 2,024
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,554 1,980
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,844 494
785 ASSEMBLERS 85,348 34,611
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 77 77
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6,008 286
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,266 473
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 822  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,793 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 82 82
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 69  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 210 22
TOTAL 234,305 69,933

*(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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