National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PERLITE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code B0105

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,806  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 225  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 37 18
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 9  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 14,358 13,415
096 PHARMACISTS 363 237
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 441 302
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 319 159
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,806 258
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,187 3,203
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 43 22
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 442 430
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 153  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,099 1,412
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 630 412
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 480 213
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 18  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 342  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 204 186
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 328  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,416 1,689
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 589 354
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,239 899
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,654 1,248
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,521 1,035
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 904 795
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 15,897 12,099
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 53,349 26,962
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 758 365
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,197  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 524  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 211  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 42  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,053 85
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,114  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 32  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,056  
567 CARPENTERS 9,722  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 5,539  
575 ELECTRICIANS 35  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,038  
584 PLASTERERS 199  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 412  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 8,940  
595 ROOFERS 11,177  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,564  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 33  
687 BAKERS 1,744 162
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 181  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 511 11
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 884  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,313  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 295 41
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 572 343
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,244 1,211
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 490 71
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,808  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,144  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 145  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,175 1,297
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,170 99
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,670 193
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 435  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,753 793
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 719  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 541  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 114  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 5,471 3,497
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,380  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 150  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 554  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,052 3,303
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,746 21
TOTAL 215,854 77,143

*(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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