National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SILICIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 1312-76-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X2016

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 59 59
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,293 415
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 258 228
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 21,394 410
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 719  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,009  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,163  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,019 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 788  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,042  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 455  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,304 71
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,575 17
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 100  
575 ELECTRICIANS 121  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,935 147
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 465 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 15,136 169
593 INSULATION WORKERS 5,892  
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 171 7
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,540  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 413  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,016 13
637 MACHINISTS 2,738 133
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,437  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 308  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 710  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 34
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 796 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 668 158
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,950  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 421  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 101 5
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 773 592
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,183  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 49,815 398
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,169  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 542  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 85  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,103 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 145  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 391 58
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 41  
TOTAL 157,117 3,824

*(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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