National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BRT ARGON
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S1002

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
335 FILE CLERKS 82  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 93  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 22  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 625  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 172  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 49  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 755 74
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 21  
785 ASSEMBLERS 382  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
TOTAL 2,975 74

*(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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