National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZALDEHYDE, P-CHLORO-
CAS # 104-88-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X4033

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 851 187
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 92  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 127  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
637 MACHINISTS 57  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 314 43
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 123  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
TOTAL 6,571 916

*(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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