National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TETRAZOLE-5-THIOL, 1H-, 1-PHENYL-
CAS # 86-93-1
RTECS # XF7700000
Agent Code M1232

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 329 165
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,502 389
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,087 1,472
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,908  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 349 84
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 113  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 194  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 367  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 551  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,352  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 389  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 10,129 6,255
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 462  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 630 339
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,003 745
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 865  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16 16
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,887 2,475
TOTAL 26,699 12,225

*(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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