National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOTHIAZOLE, 2,2'-DITHIOBIS-
CAS # 120-78-5
RTECS # DL4550000
Agent Code 84830

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 18  
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 16
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 44  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 106 25
357 MESSENGERS 278  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,597 53
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 437  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 161 92
637 MACHINISTS 1,763 22
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 159  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 395  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 247 247
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,891 50
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,193 1,571
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 949 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 777 54
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,079 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,109 65
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 708 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 286  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 27  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,530 4,024
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 15,214 526
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,011 360
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,085 2,576
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 288 29
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 615 115
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 108  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,124 422
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 988 25
TOTAL 50,590 11,091

*(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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