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 DIHEXYL PHTHALATE
CAS # 84-75-3
RTECS # TI1100000 
Agent Code 83441

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
567 CARPENTERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6,427
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6,427
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
1,626
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
1,626
APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
862
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
862
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
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%
59
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
118
785 ASSEMBLERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
296
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
473
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
567 CARPENTERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
69
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
69
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
785 ASSEMBLERS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
483
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
483
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
637 MACHINISTS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
101
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
101
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
202
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
101
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
202
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
101
785 ASSEMBLERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
101
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
403
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
1,312
TOTAL 61.9%
0.0%
4.2%
33.7%
0.0%
11,252
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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