National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1H-BENZIMIDAZOLE, 5-NITRO-
CAS # 94-52-0
RTECS # DD9800000
Agent Code X1627

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 233  
084 PHYSICIANS 620 543
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 6 3
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 425 318
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,398 743
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 213
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 44  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 411  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 65  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 151 52
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
TOTAL 4,272 1,988

*(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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