National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PYRAZOLIDINONE, 1-PHENYL-, 3-
CAS # 92-43-3
RTECS # UQ8750000
Agent Code M0749

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
084 PHYSICIANS 2,981 2,213
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,811 1,703
185 DESIGNERS 417 28
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 329 165
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,323 47
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 933 532
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 16,895 11,818
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 114 93
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 550 28
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 579 84
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 194  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 506 506
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,552 239
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 332 276
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,173 36
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 30  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 217  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 12
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,029 138
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 9,944 3,008
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 557  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 181 91
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,609 2,174
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 825  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 30 15
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,887 2,475
TOTAL 51,775 25,903

*(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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