National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZINC 2-MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE
CAS # 155-04-4
RTECS # DL7000000
Agent Code M1058

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 271 271
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 429 16
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 445  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 67  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 208  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 120  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,635 6,907
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,109 226
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,454  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 542 37
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,421 51
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,188  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,240 1,198
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 153 51
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 197 148
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 301  
TOTAL 23,196 8,905

*(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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