National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLYVINYL CHLORIDE, PROCESSED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X6596

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 381  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 606 55
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 840  
575 ELECTRICIANS 6,622  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 335  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 306  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 175  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 523 380
668 UPHOLSTERERS 408 306
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 102  
729 NAILING AND TACKING MACHINE OPERATORS 385 275
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 802 802
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 385 385
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,177 1,758
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 671  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 330 330
TOTAL 16,862 4,292

*(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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