National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COBALT DRIER
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0642

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,979  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 174 7
567 CARPENTERS 237  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 73  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 42  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 738  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,162 79
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 147  
TOTAL 6,861 86

*(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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