National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. DIRECT BLUE 1, TETRASODIUM SALT
CAS # 2610-05-1
RTECS # QJ6430000
Agent Code M2162

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 35 35
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,063 638
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 70  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 24 11
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 890  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 467  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 946 128
785 ASSEMBLERS 8 5
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
TOTAL 10,195 6,491

*(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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