National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. 26105-SOLVENT RED 24
CAS # 85-83-6
RTECS # QL5775000
Agent Code A1356

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 52 52
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,291 6,990
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,548 1,267
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 353 141
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 175  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 424  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 744 647
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 195  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 466  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 562  
637 MACHINISTS 1,935  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 949  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 467  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 171  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 951  
785 ASSEMBLERS 319  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 418 90
TOTAL 20,219 10,256

*(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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