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 HEXANEDIAMINE, 1,6-
CAS # 124-09-4
RTECS # MO1180000 
Agent Code 83335

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8,072
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8,072
SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
595 ROOFERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
4,244
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
4,244
APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
222
667 TAILORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
944
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
167
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,555
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,888
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,345
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,132
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,364
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
1,540
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
256
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,540
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,985
SUBTOTAL 79.3%
0.0%
13.7%
6.8%
0.0%
11,162
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
830
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
98
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,141
567 CARPENTERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
65
593 INSULATION WORKERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
163
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
522
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
20
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
307
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
52.0%
48.0%
0.0%
175
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 0.0%
0.0%
25.0%
50.0%
25.0%
2,743
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
22.7%
58.6%
18.7%
2,658
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
130
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 0.0%
0.0%
33.3%
33.3%
33.3%
274
SUBTOTAL 23.2%
0.0%
16.2%
46.5%
13.9%
9,126
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
593 INSULATION WORKERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
311
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,594
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,905
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
56
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
56
TOTAL 64.5%
0.0%
7.9%
24.1%
3.3%
38,453
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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