National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name PHOSGENE
CAS # 75-44-5
RTECS # SY5600000 
Agent Code 57710

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 29

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 100
10
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 23

575 ELECTRICIANS 3

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 64

637 MACHINISTS 6

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86

SUBTOTAL 317
10
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 52

SUBTOTAL 52

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 55

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 109

SUBTOTAL 164

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,825
272
SUBTOTAL 1,825
272
TOTAL 2,358 282
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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