National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, P-((P-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL)AZO)-, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 547-58-0
RTECS #
Agent Code T0795

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 2 2
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,037 155
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 35 14
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 356  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,214 1,667
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 955 86
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 44 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,915 364
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,488 590
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 743 503
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,449  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 185  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 795  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 373  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 311 14
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 221  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 305  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 608  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 425  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 227  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,941  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 56  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 831  
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,330 134
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 91 41
TOTAL 24,528 3,661

*(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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