National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-BUTENEDIOIC ACID (E)-, POLYMER WITH ALPHA,ALPHA'-((1-METHYLETHYLIDENE)DI-4,1-PHENYLENE)BIS(OMEGA-HYDROXYPOLY(OXY(METHYL-1,2-ETHANEDIYL)))
CAS # 39382-25-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X1646

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 129  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 981 299
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 69 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 648 31
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 686 275
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 693 115
313 SECRETARIES 28,254 26,248
319 RECEPTIONISTS 134 101
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 74 74
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 613 552
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 19 19
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 6,718 5,743
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,834  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,497  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,033  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 5,524  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 307  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,552 7
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,278  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 749  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 298  
637 MACHINISTS 7,833 136
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,649 2,649
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 616  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 229  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 120 68
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,272 1,680
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,474 1,156
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,881 494
785 ASSEMBLERS 30,560 12,118
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 77 77
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,031  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,973  
TOTAL 121,803 51,962

*(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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