National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X4987

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,733 2,733
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,174 1,174
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 160  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 587 587
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 374  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,829  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,920 65
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 791  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,565 302
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 266 29
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 653 29
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 893  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 465  
TOTAL 20,350 5,119

*(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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