National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STEEL WOOL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M3249

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 532  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 227 142
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 439 324
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,222 992
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,299 3,823
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,999 971
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 159  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,023  
637 MACHINISTS 2,578 661
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,087 362
TOTAL 13,864 7,387

*(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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