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 NEOPENTYL GLYCOL
CAS # 126-30-7
RTECS # TY5775000 
Agent Code 83578

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,426
216
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 403

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,368
288
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 461

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,287
334
SUBTOTAL 4,945
838
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55
29
SUBTOTAL 55
29
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7
2
785 ASSEMBLERS 150

SUBTOTAL 159
2
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 23

634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350
32
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82
3
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 150

SUBTOTAL 605
35
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,123
226
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 70
70
SUBTOTAL 1,193
296
TOTAL 6,957 1,200
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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