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Sodium bifluoride - Former US EPA List 3 Inert - CAS No. 1333-83-1

National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)
Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Code	Occupation Description (1980)	Total # Employees (Male & Female)	Total # Female Employees
073	CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS	428
203	CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS	402	277
213	ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS	87	23
225	SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C.	8
235	TECHNICIANS, N.E.C.	16
449	MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN	920	692
453	JANITORS AND CLEANERS	2,531
547	SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C.	849	71
585	PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS	2
633	SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS	207
645	PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL	1,857
677	OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS	23
689	INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS	14
709	GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS	1,553	307
717	FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C.	208
723	METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS	6,120	408
724	HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS	136
725	MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS	376	376
748	LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS	5,807	3,676
756	MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS	71
759	PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS	154	12
777	MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C.	769	37
779	MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED	961	160
783	WELDERS AND CUTTERS	200
796	PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS	395
873	PRODUCTION HELPERS	15	7
878	MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS	1,155	1,155
887	VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS	337
888	HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS	565	316
TOTAL		26,165	7,517

*(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.