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 CADMIUM CHLORIDE
CAS # 10108-64-2
RTECS # EV0175000 
Agent Code 84478

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
500
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
217
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,935
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
462
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3,114
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
240
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
240
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
322
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
322
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
57
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,377
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,434
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
41
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
41
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
14
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
101
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
115
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
191
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
191
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
7
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
382
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
66.3%
33.6%
0.0%
389
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
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
21
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
33.3%
33.3%
33.3%
436
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
84
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
38.3%
37.2%
24.3%
597
TOTAL 53.8%
0.0%
34.8%
9.0%
2.2%
6,443
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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