National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOPHTHALONITRILE, TETRACHLORO-
CAS # 1897-45-6
RTECS # NT2600000
Agent Code T1833

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
366 METER READERS 1,495  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 937  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 13,266 36
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 159  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
567 CARPENTERS 4,932  
575 ELECTRICIANS 605  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,165  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,758  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 104  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,286  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,438 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,414  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 513 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,008 4,869
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,997 1,360
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,741  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 940 78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19  
TOTAL 62,724 6,716

*(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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