National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIPHOSPHORIC ACID, ZINC SALT (1:2)
CAS # 7446-26-6
RTECS #
Agent Code E0446

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,132  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 79  
637 MACHINISTS 3,086  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,016  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,479 52
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 535  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 198  
TOTAL 12,915 52

*(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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