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 IMIDAZOLIDINETHIONE, 2-
CAS # 96-45-7
RTECS # NI9625000 
Agent Code 82079

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 63
47
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 36

SUBTOTAL 99
47
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 44

235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100
25
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 305

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 68

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 809
50
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 34

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 307

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 34

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 68

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 484

887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34

SUBTOTAL 2,337
75
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26

216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78

364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100

675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 444

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 442
52
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,664

724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 40

755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 182

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 130

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 78

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,155
1,155
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 289

SUBTOTAL 4,968
1,207
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 675
56
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,252
338
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 227

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 81
27
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 108
54
SUBTOTAL 3,343
475
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3

SUBTOTAL 3

TOTAL 10,750 1,804
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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