National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. DIRECT BLUE 80
CAS # 12222-00-3
RTECS #
Agent Code M2038

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 309  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 150 86
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,976 713
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 28 9
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 322 6
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 799  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 70  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 524  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 52
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411 941
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 438  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,849 115
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 108  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 274  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 467  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 488 128
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 888 147
TOTAL 12,992 2,473

*(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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