National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RUBBER, BUTADIENE-STYRENE (MF UNKNOWN)
CAS # 61789-96-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X7327

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 49  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 24  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 46  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,029 16
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,652 1,043
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 618 190
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,852 90
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,936  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 670  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,620  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 312  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 2,304  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,079  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 450  
567 CARPENTERS 10,204  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,273  
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
589 GLAZIERS 304  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 377  
637 MACHINISTS 157  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 859  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 247 247
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,118 1,722
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,669 855
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 631  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 847  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,841 1,484
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,073 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,304  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 384  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,341 228
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,848 296
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,867 267
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 22,181 1,100
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,127 2,978
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,492 1,656
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 488  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 707 29
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 922 115
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 893  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 922  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7,217  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 221 113
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 975  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,391 422
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,434 1,414
TOTAL 122,167 15,312

*(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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