National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BRT BRASS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X0029

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,549  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 454  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 582  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 186  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 703  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 480 17
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 14  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 999  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 24  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,914  
785 ASSEMBLERS 211 27
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
TOTAL 12,378 44

*(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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