National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONAMIDE, AR-METHYL-, REACTION PRODUCTS WITH FORMALDEHYDE
CAS # 1338-51-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9027

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 46 46
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,036 3,791
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 49  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,882  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 509 460
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 302  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 236  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,602 1,507
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,196 1,051
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
TOTAL 12,629 6,861

*(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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