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 QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, BENZYL(HYDROGENATED TALLOW ALKYL)DIMETHYL, CHLCOMPDS. WITH HECTORITE
CAS # 71011-26-2
RTECS #  
Agent Code X2807

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 157

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 103

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51

SUBTOTAL 311

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 194

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 65

SUBTOTAL 259

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,433
179
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 269

518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 10

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 341
3
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 269

637 MACHINISTS 489

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 222

SUBTOTAL 3,123
182
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 77

SUBTOTAL 77

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 41

SUBTOTAL 41

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 300

637 MACHINISTS 2,097

785 ASSEMBLERS 145

SUBTOTAL 2,542

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 46
5
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,004
401
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 178
96
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 14
3
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 88
88
SUBTOTAL 2,330
593
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 11

645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 48

753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 31

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 17

785 ASSEMBLERS 11

SUBTOTAL 215

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,540
1,026
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 253
125
SUBTOTAL 1,793
1,151
WATER TRANSPORTATION (SIC 44)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 774

SUBTOTAL 774

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,613
28
SUBTOTAL 1,613
28
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,809

SUBTOTAL 3,809

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 174
7
SUBTOTAL 174
7
TOTAL 17,061 1,961
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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