National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOTRIAZOLE, 4(OR 5)-METHYL-, 2-, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 64665-57-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X7255

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 182 179
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,381 1,221
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 197 158
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 528 455
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 47 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 690 84
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,787 182
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 76 38
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,260 2,353
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 207 142
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,703 203
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,809 42
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 6,281  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,352  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,173  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 132  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,651  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 235  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,544  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,798 5
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,175  
567 CARPENTERS 388  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,155  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 118  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 288  
637 MACHINISTS 2,975 24
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 22  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 807  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 433  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 111  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,938 3
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 21  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 55  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 980  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 114 26
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 118 29
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,278 1,187
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 547  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 601  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 16  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,391 579
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 54 10
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,323  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,823 22
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 355  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 796  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,712  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 145  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 577 68
TOTAL 93,804 7,148

*(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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