National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANE, 1,2-DICHLOROTETRAFLUORO-
CAS # 76-14-2
RTECS # KI1101000
Agent Code T1293

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 321 121
084 PHYSICIANS 557 236
085 DENTISTS 56 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 44,395 38,142
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 94 24
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 16  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 963 715
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,095 2,960
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 72 72
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 93 56
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,898  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 49
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 72 18
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 561 548
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 251  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,838 1,608
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 625  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 121  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 139  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 483 222
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 248  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 117  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 52  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 495 185
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,591 730
TOTAL 59,867 45,860

*(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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