National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOI
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X0167

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 53  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 805 440
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 62  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 248  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 821  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17 11
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 382 382
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 44 28
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 371 189
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 159  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 1,501 276
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,098 9,994
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 69 46
TOTAL 16,631 11,366

*(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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