National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RUBBER, CREPE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M1348

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,546 1,063
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 6 6
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 394 290
185 DESIGNERS 4,875 1,884
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 2,525 1,673
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 82 82
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 485 145
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 119 99
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100 25
313 SECRETARIES 231 231
325 CLASSIFIED-AD CLERKS 687 459
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 181 181
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,851  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 247 18
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 840  
567 CARPENTERS 41  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 256  
637 MACHINISTS 3,348  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 588  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 502 50
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,930 167
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 766 177
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,369 484
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 350 35
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 76 76
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 227  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 58 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 106  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 743 495
785 ASSEMBLERS 837 650
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 512  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 45 22
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 881  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 438  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 67 40
TOTAL 34,991 8,399

*(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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