National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CASHEW, NUTSHELL LIQ., POLYMER WITH FORMALDEHYDE AND PHENOL
CAS # 67700-42-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X2805

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 259  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 415  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 80  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 574  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 416 249
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 379 28
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 498 199
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 710 651
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 517  
785 ASSEMBLERS 916 511
TOTAL 7,082 1,849

*(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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