National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPANOL, 1-BUTOXY-
CAS # 5131-66-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X2187

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 71  
313 SECRETARIES 5,246 5,128
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 525 171
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18 18
637 MACHINISTS 32  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 22 22
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 362 150
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 83 83
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 152 12
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,915  
TOTAL 8,427 5,583

*(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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