National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SMECTITE
CAS # 12199-37-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X1794

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,736  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 3,565 489
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 48  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 795 568
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 5,733 244
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 5,412 3,010
80 HEALTH SERVICES 7,357 5,836
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 368  
TOTAL 25,015 10,147

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) 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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