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 UREA, POLYMER WITH FORMALDEHYDE AND PHENOL
CAS # 25104-55-6
RTECS #  
Agent Code X1238

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
567 CARPENTERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
388
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
388
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
419
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
419
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
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%
146
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
146
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
146
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
146
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
292
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
1,604
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
292
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
247
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
146
SUBTOTAL 9.2%
0.0%
0.0%
90.7%
0.0%
3,165
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
253
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
126
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
190
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
569
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
785 ASSEMBLERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
601
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,042
SUBTOTAL 77.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
22.7%
2,643
WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
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%
81
785 ASSEMBLERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,616
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,697
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
567 CARPENTERS 0.0%
0.0%
61.1%
38.9%
0.0%
453
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
61.1%
38.9%
0.0%
453
TOTAL 53.7%
0.0%
2.9%
36.8%
6.4%
9,334
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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