National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARW ACETYLENE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2084

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 378  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 993  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 199  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 627  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 288  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 3,446  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
637 MACHINISTS 221  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 378  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 78  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,290  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 179  
TOTAL 8,115  

*(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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