National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COBALT, ISOTOPE OF MASS 60
CAS # 10198-40-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X3141

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 68 17
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 181 56
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 305 203
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 754 84
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 954 21
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,266 502
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 991 119
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,026 91
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 32 8
TOTAL 9,063 1,100

*(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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