National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MAGNETIC FIELD
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P2012

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 73  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 23 23
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 23 23
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,402  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 175 2
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 59 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 26  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 21  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 83 32
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 223 127
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 129 43
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 124  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 182 150
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 85 39
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 349 12
TOTAL 3,127 464

*(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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