National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHROMIC ACID (H2CRO4), ZINC SALT (1:1)
CAS # 13530-65-9
RTECS # GB3290000
Agent Code M0900

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 43  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 92 92
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 9  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 79  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 249 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 288 79
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,131 18
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,226  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 717  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,894  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 11  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 23  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 1,797  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 592  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,826 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 827  
567 CARPENTERS 20  
575 ELECTRICIANS 25  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,557 467
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,746  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 567 140
637 MACHINISTS 1,391 109
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,397 28
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 30  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 286 21
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62 48
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 581
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 138  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 13  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 968 38
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,145  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072 323
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,495 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 548  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,831  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,006 1,570
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,774  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 271  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 34  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,480  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 397  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 418 116
TOTAL 58,924 4,190

*(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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