National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name BIPHENYL
CAS # 92-52-4
RTECS # DU8050000 
Agent Code 27590

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (SIC 07)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,721
2,197
SUBTOTAL 2,721
2,197
GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 314

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 837

SUBTOTAL 1,151

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
595 ROOFERS 2,209

SUBTOTAL 2,209

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 564
143
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 46
46
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 154

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 470

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 70

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,153
54
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 701
162
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175

749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 438

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,609
474
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,294

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 485
162
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 809
216
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216

SUBTOTAL 17,083
1,257
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 10

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 144
3
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 127

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22

535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470

567 CARPENTERS 57

575 ELECTRICIANS 3

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 50

593 INSULATION WORKERS 44

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 13

637 MACHINISTS 63

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75

694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66

699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 18

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 158

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9

SUBTOTAL 1,499
3
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 356

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 356

725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 891

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 535

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 178
178
SUBTOTAL 2,316
178
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 33

SUBTOTAL 33

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 37

SUBTOTAL 37

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 221
74
SUBTOTAL 221
74
AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES (SIC 75)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,692

SUBTOTAL 4,692

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 41

SUBTOTAL 41

TOTAL 32,003 3,709
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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