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 VARNISH
CAS # 68855-90-3
RTECS #  
Agent Code 92960

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,217
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,217
APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
57
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
419
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
476
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
671
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
671
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%
136
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
42
785 ASSEMBLERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
501
SUBTOTAL 79.9%
0.0%
0.0%
20.0%
0.0%
679
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
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%
60
336 RECORDS CLERKS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
23
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 0.0%
0.0%
75.0%
25.0%
0.0%
149
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
23
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
46
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,631
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
221
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
51
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
29
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
39
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
63
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
12
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
14
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 31.5%
0.0%
53.9%
14.7%
0.0%
120
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 95.8%
0.0%
4.2%
0.0%
0.0%
166
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4,015
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 0.0%
0.0%
66.5%
33.5%
0.0%
2,367
785 ASSEMBLERS 52.6%
0.0%
41.5%
5.9%
0.0%
3,497
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
410
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
14
SUBTOTAL 66.7%
0.0%
24.9%
8.3%
0.0%
12,950
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
36
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
101
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
14
785 ASSEMBLERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
58
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
209
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
335 FILE CLERKS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
331
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
64
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
31
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
116
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
48
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
128
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 61.7%
0.0%
38.3%
0.0%
0.0%
179
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
202
785 ASSEMBLERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
946
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
62
SUBTOTAL 96.7%
0.0%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2,107
TOTAL 75.3%
0.0%
18.0%
6.6%
0.0%
18,309
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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