National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARW BLACK IRON
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2184

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 46  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 668  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 237  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 53  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 493  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,136  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,389  
TOTAL 5,203  

*(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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