National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFURIC ACID, COBALT(2+) SALT (1:1)
CAS # 10124-43-3
RTECS # GG3100000
Agent Code M1023

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,469 1,074
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 646 31
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 35  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 86  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 192  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,064 745
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 365 365
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,470 127
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,934 365
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 261  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 6  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,526  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 292  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 57  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 15  
643 BOILERMAKERS 85  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 618  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 531  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 619  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,642 112
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,110  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,249 6,174
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 850  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 291  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,570 27
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 895 43
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,606  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 35  
785 ASSEMBLERS 157 31
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 44  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 773  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 134  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 725  
TOTAL 44,607 11,292

*(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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