National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MIG GALVANIZED STEEL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2259

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 460  
335 FILE CLERKS 82  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,341  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 93  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 22  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,042  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,876  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 671  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,443 81
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,740 17
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
TOTAL 16,045 98

*(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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