National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BRT COPPER
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X0089

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,310  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 471  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,610  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,258  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,780  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 133  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,275  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,729 744
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 118 100
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,724 1,432
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 162  
TOTAL 19,589 2,276

*(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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