National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. DIRECT BLUE 218
CAS # 28407-37-6
RTECS # GS2169000
Agent Code M2161

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 112 86
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,598  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 263 193
667 TAILORS 387  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,286 3,286
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,359  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,246 115
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 580 580
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,610 128
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 434  
TOTAL 12,290 4,390

*(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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