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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*
Agent Name | SODIUM BIFLUORIDE |
CAS # | 1333-83-1 |
RTECS # | WB0350010 |
Agent Code | M1800 |
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.