National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETOACETANILIDE, 2,2''-((3,3'-DICHLORO-4,4'-BIPHENYLYLENE)BIS(AZO))BIS(4'-CHLORO-2',5'-DIMETHOXY-
CAS # 5567-15-7
RTECS #
Agent Code M2074

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,403 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 335  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 20  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,165  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 20  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,735  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,132  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,307  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,401  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,449  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 419 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 566  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 489  
637 MACHINISTS 454  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 470  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,213 1,380
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,224 1,266
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,248  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,349 100
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,761 1,000
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 256  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,973 215
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 483  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,439  
785 ASSEMBLERS 419 94
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 144  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,868 4,868
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 325  
TOTAL 42,865 9,310

*(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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