National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARW COPPER
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2042

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 153  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 290  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,405  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 711  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,388  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 38  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 870  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,649  
785 ASSEMBLERS 121  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 38  
TOTAL 15,727  

*(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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