National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. REACTIVE BLACK 5
CAS # 17095-24-8
RTECS # QJ6402500
Agent Code T1620

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 150 86
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 151  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 70  
667 TAILORS 434  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 242 201
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,127 12,127
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,431 2,420
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 81 81
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 188
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,635 4,359
TOTAL 28,998 19,828

*(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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