National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHRYSOTILE (MG3(OH)4(SI2O5))
CAS # 12001-29-5
RTECS # GC2625000
Agent Code T1575

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 24  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 36 12
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 486 51
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 770 95
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 47  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 69  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 315  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,122  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,591  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 624 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,028  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,167  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 164  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 552  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,044 541
567 CARPENTERS 4,538  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 276  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,367  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 731  
595 ROOFERS 11,361  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 163  
637 MACHINISTS 145  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,519 28
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 173 11
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 1,269 1,103
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,547 1,034
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 520 47
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,074 575
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 810  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,125  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 157 26
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 55
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,167  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,160 124
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 47  
785 ASSEMBLERS 23,321 8,667
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 686 76
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 883 473
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 608  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 353  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,155  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,801 25
TOTAL 92,033 13,262

*(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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