National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name CALCIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS # 1305-62-0
RTECS # EW2800000
Agent Code 15743

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 16  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 94  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 333 12
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 688 107
084 PHYSICIANS 352 280
085 DENTISTS 36  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,250 1,194
096 PHARMACISTS 820 369
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 517 379
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 791 415
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 138 106
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 154 154
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,518 326
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,104 891
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,461 1,681
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,592 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 908 214
335 FILE CLERKS 671 549
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,715  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,935  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 496  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 364  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 39  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 306 306
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 22,344 356
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 12,462  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,655  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,201 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,010  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,096  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 317 7
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 23  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 10  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 53  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 787  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 701  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 16,534 378
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 800  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 21,921  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,820  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 2,994  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,380  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 54  
584 PLASTERERS 2,339  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,007  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,314  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,067 161
595 ROOFERS 3,864  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,367  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 11,231  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,173 380
637 MACHINISTS 6,963  
643 BOILERMAKERS 131  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,827 1,522
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 22  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 111 28
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 250 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,918 1,719
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,518 56
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 166 8
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 138 81
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 1,791  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 392  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,155 59
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,563  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 20  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 563  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,727 1,094
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 569  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 885 17
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 42  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,489 2,768
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 455 33
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 949  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 457
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,001 54
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 283 141
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 577 531
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 283 141
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,001  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,021 369
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,496 506
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,618  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,467 1,441
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 532  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,138 11
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,409  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 266 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 15,750 2,400
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 29,927 6,367
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,216  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 104 56
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,140 3,066
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 614 256
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,192 1,845
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 186 30
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 243 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 916  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 4,206  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 3,346  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 54  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 58  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,760  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 606 47
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 826  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 32,953 71
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 23  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6,492  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,110  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 103 52
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 12,239 1,511
TOTAL 360,007 39,330

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, 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.

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