National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BRT ACETYLENE/OXYGEN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S1013

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 108  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 15  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 43  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,519  
637 MACHINISTS 431  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 53  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 42 19
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 142  
785 ASSEMBLERS 215 69
TOTAL 2,567 88

*(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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