National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Percentages of Controlled and Uncontrolled Potential Exposures to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS-GENERAL
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code 22734

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (SIC 16)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 371
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 371
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 556
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 556
APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 315
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 315
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
335 FILE CLERKS 50.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 50.0%
 450
SUBTOTAL 50.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 50.0%
 450
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 75
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 3,101
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 149
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 3,325
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 27
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 141
785 ASSEMBLERS 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 367
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 535
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 134
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 6
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 140
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 210
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 227
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 437
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 1,315
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 1,315
AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS (SIC 55)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 1,785
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 1,785
PERSONAL SERVICES (SIC 72)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 1,689
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 1,689
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 3,052
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 100.0%
 0.0%
 3,052
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control		 Resp
Prot		 Other
PPE
Vent		 Other
Control
Exposures
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 3,869
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 380
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 3,642
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 317
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 8,208
TOTAL 62.6%
 0.0%
 0.0%
 36.3%
 1.0%
 22,178
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation, Estimates by Occupation within SIC
ABBREVIATIONS:
Resp Prot = Respiratory Protection
Other PPE = Personal Protective Equipment Other Than Respiratory Protection
Vent = Ventilation

*(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 estimated numbers of exposures, 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. (4) For a given occupation, the estimated number of potential exposures is not necessarily equal to the estimated total number of potentially exposed workers. For example, a worker may be exposed to the same agent from multiple sources; thus, it is not the worker that is controlled but the exposure. (5) The presence or absence of controls does not imply that controls are necessary or required. The estimates and the controls are strictly based on observations associated with potential exposures.

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