National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORAX B4H6O9.H2O.2NA
CAS # 12447-40-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X2978

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 384  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 742 315
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 194  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,131  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 55  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,939 3,359
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 150  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 281 231
TOTAL 8,876 3,905

*(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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