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 TALCUM, POWDER
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code 71058

FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789
379
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 631

744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,841
1,484
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,578
967
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,210
1,263
SUBTOTAL 8,049
4,093
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 221

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 316

SUBTOTAL 695

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271

575 ELECTRICIANS 338

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88

753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 68

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 20

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102

SUBTOTAL 1,936

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 152

SUBTOTAL 152

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7
7
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 616

SUBTOTAL 635
7
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
785 ASSEMBLERS 120
41
SUBTOTAL 120
41
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 159

SUBTOTAL 159

ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210

577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,816

SUBTOTAL 5,026

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9

084 PHYSICIANS 493

095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,418
2,980
096 PHARMACISTS 229
82
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 319
247
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 17

207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 821

446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 19
14
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 9

SUBTOTAL 5,334
3,323
TOTAL 22,106 7,464
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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