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 ARSENIC PENTOXIDE
CAS # 1303-28-2
RTECS # CG2275000 
Agent Code 84436

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
335 FILE CLERKS 192

365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 192

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 192

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 483

804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 962

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 962

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,155

SUBTOTAL 4,138

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 279
46
SUBTOTAL 279
46
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,315
294
SUBTOTAL 2,315
294
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 3,948
1,967
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,093
1,762
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 607
552
SUBTOTAL 6,648
4,281
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 217
176
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 795
596
SUBTOTAL 1,012
772
TOTAL 14,392 5,393
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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