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 PAC STEEL, MILD
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code S2503

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
154
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
154
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
131
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
131
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
431
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
649
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
27
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,540
SUBTOTAL 61.7%
0.0%
37.7%
0.5%
0.0%
2,647
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
354
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
354
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
11
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
9
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 0.0%
0.0%
93.8%
6.2%
0.0%
467
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
92.9%
7.0%
0.0%
487
TOTAL 43.3%
0.0%
53.3%
3.3%
0.0%
3,773
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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