National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHENE, CHLORO-, HOMOPOLYMER, CHLORINATED
CAS # 68648-82-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1118

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 105 82
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 63 13
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 37  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,328  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 622  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 13,289  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 593  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 122  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
567 CARPENTERS 122  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 17,475  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,004  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 12,132  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 175  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 526  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 34 11
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 488  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 556  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 26  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,899  
TOTAL 64,506 106

*(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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