National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID (H2B4O7) , DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 1330-43-4
RTECS #
Agent Code M3899

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 433 173
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,969 1,701
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,226 350
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 164  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,967 350
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,412  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 951  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,536  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 858  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,046  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 761  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 6  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 212  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 461  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,343  
575 ELECTRICIANS 639  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,950 3
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 137  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 951  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,615  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,068 13
637 MACHINISTS 2,544  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 948 316
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 232 58
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 144  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 11  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 112  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 35  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,548 158
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,147 478
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 63  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,878 683
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 264 27
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 256  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 828 47
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 590  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,118 31
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 1,064 999
785 ASSEMBLERS 972 108
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,626 610
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 58  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,407  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 161  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,042  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 9,492 8,654
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,612 138
TOTAL 78,116 15,080

*(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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home