National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1H-BENZOTRIAZOLE, METHYL-
CAS # 29385-43-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X1038

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 447  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 117 3
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 233  
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 417 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 301  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 193  
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,581 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,619 27
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,234  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 363 244
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 59,524 1,007
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 14,791  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 13,905 8
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 284 28
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,634  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 135  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 7,816  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,700 81
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 3,098 2
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 80  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 100  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 7,649  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,501  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 4,765 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,299  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 24,997 324
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 252  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,904  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,650 146
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 11,040  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 118,223 7,142
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 97 3
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 562  
667 TAILORS 450 45
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 210  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
679 BOOKBINDERS 843  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 5,528 10
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 437 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 473  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 210 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,857 996
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,030 22
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,714 1,783
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,843 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,300 69
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,581 566
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,133  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 327  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 468 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,133 567
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 510 54
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 158  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,280  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,005 53
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,773 916
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 390  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,037 20,654
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 321 224
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 860  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 549 82
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,590 96
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,030 794
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17,896 753
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 34,052 5,497
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,160 108
785 ASSEMBLERS 21,834 397
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 737 58
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,497 778
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,082 148
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,181  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 354  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,045  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 80  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,031  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 882  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 473  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,724  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 29  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 216  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 10,492  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 74  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 574 268
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,722  
TOTAL 526,876 45,686

*(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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