National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RUBBER SOLVENT
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M1720

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 183 183
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,075  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
567 CARPENTERS 12  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,532  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 158  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 25 25
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 262 87
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 645 645
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 943  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,285 165
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 56  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,203 249
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7 7
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 972 725
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,761 7,844
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 74  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 383  
TOTAL 31,490 10,750

*(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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