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 METHYL DISULFIDE
CAS # 624-92-0
RTECS # JO1927500 
Agent Code X5408

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 60

073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 11

216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 84

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 5

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 27

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8

764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 16

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 24

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 57

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 16

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 158

SUBTOTAL 474

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 92

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 127

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470

567 CARPENTERS 57

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44

593 INSULATION WORKERS 44

637 MACHINISTS 57

694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66

699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 26

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 123

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9

SUBTOTAL 1,194

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,822
272
SUBTOTAL 1,822
272
TOTAL 3,490 272
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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