National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BIPHENYL
CAS # 92-52-4
RTECS # DU8050000
Agent Code 27590

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 10  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 601 143
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 144 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 46 46
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 154  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 638  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,721 2,197
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,692  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
567 CARPENTERS 371  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 50  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
595 ROOFERS 2,209  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 439  
637 MACHINISTS 63  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 431  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 891  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,153 54
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 701 162
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 438  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,849 548
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 592  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,452  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,961 178
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 494 162
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 809 216
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 870  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216  
TOTAL 32,003 3,708

*(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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