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 WETTING AGENT
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code 92980

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
509
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
1,099
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
2,386
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
1,474
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
150
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 11.1%
11.1%
0.0%
77.9%
0.0%
676
SUBTOTAL 6.4%
6.4%
0.0%
87.1%
0.0%
6,294
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
425
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
425
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
512
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
512
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
0.0%
9
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
308
SUBTOTAL 98.5%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
0.0%
317
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
494
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
15,000
SUBTOTAL 3.1%
48.4%
48.4%
0.0%
0.0%
15,494
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
993
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
993
TOTAL 9.1%
32.8%
32.6%
25.3%
0.0%
24,035
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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