National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. SOLVENT YELLOW 56
CAS # 2481-94-9
RTECS # CX9871000
Agent Code M3142

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 86 86
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 55  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 184  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 201  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 2,323 536
TOTAL 2,934 625

*(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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