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Job Name	Coating, Painting, & Spraying Machine Setters, Operators
Description	Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude plating and coating machine operators and tenders, metal and plastic, and painters, transportation equipment. [SOC] A study of 9 spray painters exposed to prepolymers of HDI showed an asthma prevalence of 45 %. [Malo]
Category	Miscellaneous Production
SOC Code	51-9121
Synonyms	Painters; Spray-gun operators
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this job: Apply arsenic preservatives to wood Apply coal tar pitch to cables, pipes, or roofs Clean up equipment with solvents Contaminate skin or inhale spray while using pentachlorophenol Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria Heat, machine, or spray lead products Paint or varnish, oil-based Spray epoxy or polyurethane paint, shellac, lacquer, or varnish Spray paints or glazes containing cadmium pigments Use abrasives containing silica or silicon carbide Use polyfunctional aziridine hardener in paints, varnishes, or other coatings Worked for years as painter or varnisher exposed to solvents