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 CALCIUM SILICATE
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code X3870

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 98

SUBTOTAL 98

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
595 ROOFERS 1,851

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 607

SUBTOTAL 2,458

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 505
176
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 227

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,059
529
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 880

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 847
706
SUBTOTAL 3,518
1,411
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
593 INSULATION WORKERS 163

SUBTOTAL 163

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
593 INSULATION WORKERS 483
161
SUBTOTAL 483
161
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 199

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 416
249
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 416
199
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 234

SUBTOTAL 1,265
448
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 12

073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 85
6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24

235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6
6
SUBTOTAL 127
12
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 29

SUBTOTAL 29

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 9
9
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 138

785 ASSEMBLERS 112
28
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 276

SUBTOTAL 544
37
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 221

SUBTOTAL 221

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,396

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318
297
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,056
91
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 60

706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65

753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 714
530
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 60
9
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6

785 ASSEMBLERS 1,369
19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 109

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 116
62
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 40
17
SUBTOTAL 5,309
1,025
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 14

785 ASSEMBLERS 30
30
SUBTOTAL 44
30
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7

SUBTOTAL 7

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,162
3,943
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 128
98
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 586
541
SUBTOTAL 4,876
4,582
TOTAL 19,142 7,706
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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