National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STYRENE, POLYMER WITH 1,3-BUTADIENE
CAS # 9003-55-8
RTECS # WL6478000
Agent Code X7643

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,750 645
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 854 854
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 6  
185 DESIGNERS 166  
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 803  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,368 1,283
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,067 109
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,432 183
313 SECRETARIES 1,548 1,548
335 FILE CLERKS 644 484
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 11
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,479 98
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 854 427
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,367 1,288
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,465 66
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 809  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 10,676  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,450  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 329 31
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 80  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 14,331  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,903  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 467  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,033 81
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 2,079  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 514  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 41,482 3
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 977  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 761 20
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 12,141  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
589 GLAZIERS 2,582  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 3,349 56
595 ROOFERS 3,781  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,234  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 5,578  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,454 144
637 MACHINISTS 1,763 22
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 8,007 128
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 652 348
668 UPHOLSTERERS 562 75
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 159  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,716 175
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,405 421
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 819  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 599 62
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 942 73
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,953 3,148
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 28,464 13,625
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 341 23
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 222  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 631  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,134 783
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 201 146
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,240 1,226
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 400  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,177 634
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,193 1,571
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,319 255
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 408 42
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,879 203
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,126 60
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,585 77
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 27  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,547 6,025
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 21,708 5,605
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,848 2,434
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,123  
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,187 1,743
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 82  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 1,607 254
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,048 542
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,601  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 321  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,872 528
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 17,688 183
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,197 323
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 76  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,930 2,529
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,890 339
TOTAL 314,930 52,059

*(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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