National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID (HBO2) , BARIUM SALT
CAS # 13701-59-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M0787

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,221  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 100  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 5,365  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 19  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 618  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,099 77
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6,166  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 53  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,286  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,058 38
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,671 43
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,228 38
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,402  
785 ASSEMBLERS 437  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 3,324  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 268  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,789 1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19  
TOTAL 38,267 2,430

*(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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