National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1,3,4-THIADIAZOLE, 2,5-BIS(TERT-NONYLDITHIO)-
CAS # 89347-09-1
RTECS #
Agent Code E0193

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 912  
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,214 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 409 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 108  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 245  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,124  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 26,695 1,423
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 269  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 327  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 8,916 539
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 37  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 840  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,550 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,319 33
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,196  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,718 33
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,616  
575 ELECTRICIANS 786  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 73  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,443 174
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 162  
637 MACHINISTS 29,756 881
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 335 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,497  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 180  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 925 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,860  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 205  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,485 227
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,337 185
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 405 116
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,643  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 137  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,330 167
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 146  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,144  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,699 4,030
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 57,900 56,215
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,108 442
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 371  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 713  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 122  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 890  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 323  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 271 234
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 16,604 766
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,967 492
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,858  
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,194 275
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,140 741
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 6  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 522  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,960  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 622  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 141 24
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,282  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 45  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 24 24
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 108  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,392 690
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 795  
TOTAL 222,864 69,002

*(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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