National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1,3-BUTANEDIOL, POLYMER WITH 1,3-DIISOCYANATOMETHYLBENZENE AND 2-ETHYL-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL
CAS # 9046-75-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X2467

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,788  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 23  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 95 63
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,466 17
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 181 62
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 488 394
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,837 100
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 379 28
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 9 6
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,814 120
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 84 48
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 467  
785 ASSEMBLERS 295 295
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 605 470
TOTAL 10,636 1,610

*(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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