National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SAW MILD STEEL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2524

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 921 16
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 700  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 468  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 437 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 434  
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 16,427 440
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,375 31
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 662  
TOTAL 21,664 571

*(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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