National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIETHYLENE GLYCOL, DIBENZOATE
CAS # 120-55-8
RTECS # ID6650000
Agent Code M1164

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,969 1,701
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,003 1,536
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473 86
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,723  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 970  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 31  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 270  
667 TAILORS 369 185
679 BOOKBINDERS 2,319 1,101
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 234  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,382 4,489
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 967 579
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,534 747
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,140 602
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 46  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,549 925
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,577 2,157
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,605 861
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,456 1,207
785 ASSEMBLERS 442 358
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,945 3,748
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 53,835 21,614

*(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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