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 HYDROGEN BROMIDE
CAS # 10035-10-6
RTECS # MW3850000 
Agent Code 38575

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 26

SUBTOTAL 26

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,706
873
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 118

SUBTOTAL 1,824
873
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 154

223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686
300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 278
108
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574
386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 257
43
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751

SUBTOTAL 4,786
837
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12

SUBTOTAL 12

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 96

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 27

SUBTOTAL 123

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
643 BOILERMAKERS 144

SUBTOTAL 144

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 152
62
SUBTOTAL 152
62
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 81

683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,023
297
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 32
32
785 ASSEMBLERS 537
410
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81

SUBTOTAL 2,766
739
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 11

636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 22
14
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 25

774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 94
17
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 105
9
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,936
536
SUBTOTAL 2,193
576
COMMUNICATION (SIC 48)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 43
14
SUBTOTAL 43
14
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 428

073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,935
512
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 478

774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,922
797
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 329

SUBTOTAL 7,092
1,309
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 10

203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,399
987
SUBTOTAL 1,409
987
TOTAL 20,570 5,397
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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