National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, 2,2'-((1,1'-BIPHENYL)-4,4'-DIYLDI-2,1-ETHENEDIYL)BIS-, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 27344-41-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1139

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 249  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 223 74
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,333 930
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,183 365
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 586 541
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,261 363
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 261  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 400 343
667 TAILORS 2,431 1,386
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 30,379 30,379
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,857 5,782
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,032 2,771
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 978 57
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,446 303
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 858 801
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 57 57
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,315 1,315
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 57 57
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 801 801
TOTAL 57,765 46,384

*(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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