National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXACHLOROBENZENE
CAS # 118-74-1
RTECS # DA2975000
Agent Code A1753

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 23 3
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 19  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 467 19
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 35  
575 ELECTRICIANS 35  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58 3
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 187  
637 MACHINISTS 29  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 84  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 26  
TOTAL 1,038 26

*(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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