National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. ACID RED 1, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 3734-67-6
RTECS #
Agent Code M2142

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 303 303
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 259 252
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 158 53
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 719 584
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 163 131
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 114  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 86  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 339 339
313 SECRETARIES 3,111 3,111
319 RECEPTIONISTS 1,017 1,017
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 339 339
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 912  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 655 403
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 570 218
384 PROOFREADERS 303 303
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 96 96
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,495 1,958
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,763 2,347
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,767  
567 CARPENTERS 62  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 646  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 545 204
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,963 3,072
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,226 1,702
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,272 1,209
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 6,141 2,474
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,156 43
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,153 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,117 1,117
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,153 229
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,755 4,420
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,808 710
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 747 747
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 374 31
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 526 409
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 934 249
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 342 93
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,798 1,193
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 229 99
TOTAL 65,807 29,805

*(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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