National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. SOLVENT BLUE 38
CAS # 1328-51-4
RTECS #
Agent Code M2078

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 41 31
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 919 757
313 SECRETARIES 2,897 1,657
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 29 29
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 149 75
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,026 23
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 188 169
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 156  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 10  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 285  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 27  
785 ASSEMBLERS 40  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 404 339
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 938  
TOTAL 8,439 3,399

*(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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