National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZIRCONATE(2-), HEXAFLUORO-, DIPOTASSIUM, (OC-6-11)-
CAS # 16923-95-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1134

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 117 11
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 9  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,955  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 296  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 6  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 318  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 17  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 142  
637 MACHINISTS 117  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,448  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,249 204
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 113  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,297 84
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,465 100
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 80  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,550 230
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 407 219
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 541  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 14  
TOTAL 20,138 1,506

*(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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