National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SILICATE(2-), HEXAFLUORO-, MAGNESIUM
CAS # 16949-65-8
RTECS #
Agent Code T1366

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 230  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 66  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 221  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 115  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,800 725
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 289  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,331 84
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,834  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 414  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,026 3,491
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 869  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 813 108
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,934 2,347
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,187 1,160
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 289  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 360  
TOTAL 21,681 7,915

*(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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