National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, 4,4'-(1-METHYLETHYLIDENE)BIS-, POLYMER WITH (CHLOROMETHYL)OXIRANE
CAS # 25068-38-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X9217

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 140  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 190  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 14  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 147 72
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,070 517
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 36 12
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 40 10
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 120  
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 706 353
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 33 27
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 34 34
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 213
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3,408 965
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 203  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,741 219
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,553 156
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,389 134
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 12 12
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,554  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 467 427
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 333  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,997 53
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,268  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 338  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 10,618 279
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,685 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 14  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,575 6
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22 9
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 505 167
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,255 339
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 4,518  
567 CARPENTERS 3,484 258
575 ELECTRICIANS 645  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,796 467
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,677  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,116  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
595 ROOFERS 3,781  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,465  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,270  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 286 35
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 769 32
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 119 119
637 MACHINISTS 2,153 86
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 2,016 902
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 704  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 6,855 181
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 453  
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 60  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 251 72
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 395  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7,771 5,068
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 323 161
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 250  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 158  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 34 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 264  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,098 78
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,330 14
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 19 6
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 398 295
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,920 1,802
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,768 1,152
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 551  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,313 386
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,503 429
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,240 1,452
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 114 8
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,739 465
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 286 172
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,877 3,127
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 264 39
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 309 3
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,223 411
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 15,834 1,914
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13,630 5,128
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,740 45
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 803 546
785 ASSEMBLERS 48,449 20,815
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 200 20
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 163 121
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 82  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,690 244
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 984 513
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,381 67
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 14,751 378
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 80  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 115  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 52 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,356 28
TOTAL 267,339 52,749

*(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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