National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SILICIC ACID (H2SIO3), DISODIUM SALT, PENTAHYDRATE
CAS # 10213-79-3
RTECS #
Agent Code M0651

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,458  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 616 186
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,238 9,661
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 163 98
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 62 62
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 442 379
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 112 98
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 198 198
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 602 277
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,567 1,128
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 106  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,702 315
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 4,219 1,212
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,299 19
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 228  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,897 1,631
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 328  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 163 81
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 41 41
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,602 1,318
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,739 3,792
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 23,747 15,724
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 75,527 14,264
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 244  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 12,174 42
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 15,940  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,889 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,391  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 76  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,900  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,655 1,059
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 299 6
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 453  
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 114  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,778  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 560  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,767  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 12,327 5
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 142  
567 CARPENTERS 388  
575 ELECTRICIANS 457 7
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 622  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 45  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 496  
595 ROOFERS 2,127  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 342  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,985 240
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 764 26
637 MACHINISTS 11,070 462
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 9 7
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,118  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 3,869 645
687 BAKERS 41 41
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 232  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 370 185
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 574 162
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 549  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,563  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,410 147
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 486  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 396 376
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,266 127
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,179  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,506 36
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 74  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,593 3,987
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,255 741
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 970 57
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 97  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,357 1,567
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 108  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,060 44
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 559 10
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,275 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,034 416
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 18,816 169
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,350 116
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 53  
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,366 21
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 355 75
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,504 405
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 7,776 3,355
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 320 3
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 9,953  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 358 36
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 30  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 337  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,725 46
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 285  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,807  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 571  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 624  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 8,774 293
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,101 437
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,774 1,464
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,545 1,201
TOTAL 348,312 69,505

*(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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