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 WOOL DUST
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code X3259

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

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 50.6%
0.0%
0.0%
49.4%
0.0%
4,212
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
1,672
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
852
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
288
SUBTOTAL 30.3%
0.0%
0.0%
69.6%
0.0%
7,024
APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
237
667 TAILORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,146
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8,945
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
650
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
950
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
237
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
475
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
12,640
TOTAL 75.1%
0.0%
0.0%
24.8%
0.0%
19,664
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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