National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1,2-BENZISOTHIAZOL-3(2H)-ONE
CAS # 2634-33-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X9375

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,080  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 131 75
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 597 75
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
187 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS 797 797
198 ANNOUNCERS 2,133 711
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 221 63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 244  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 175  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 325  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,751 1,216
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 241  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 458  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 797  
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,582 14
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 740  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 11,686 40
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 859  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 184 184
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 569  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 136 17
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,362 41
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 256 204
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,971 42
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 221 34
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,249 187
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,029 441
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 730 104
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 283 141
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,173 530
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 972 481
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,053 94
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 625 249
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 234  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,504 1,951
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,992 1,412
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 21,771 5,057
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 976 31
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 211 47
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 592  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,436 1,048
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,009  
TOTAL 92,923 15,307

*(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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