TABLE II.
Categorization of Facility Department-years into Exposure Groups
| EXP_GRP | EXP_GRP Chemical Use Potential |
Department Name Characteristics & Functions |
Position Title ExamplesA |
Chemical Process/ Activity Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Negligible | Administrative, programming, sales, accounting, advisory, human resources, or other non-manufacturing- related department name | Manager, secretary, clerk, financial analyst, computer oper, programmer, accountant, cafeteria helper, buyer | No chemical processes |
| 1A | Intermittent/incidental-general | Assembly, circuit board drilling, inspection and testing, bench work and repair, maintenance of facilities and equipment, lab and development work, regulatory oversight, engineering and other manufacturing support. | Assembler, assembly test & repair spec, analyzer & repairer, facility maint spec, equipment maint spec, engineer/scientist, expediter, inspector, materials attendant | Small quantity and/or infrequent chemical use. Tasks in plant or lab environment. |
| 1B | Intermittent/ incidental - manufacturing engineering | Manufacturing engineering for chemical processes | Engineer /scientist, mfg methods specialist, prod tech, technical specialist | Small quantity and/or infrequent chemical use. Tasks in plant or lab environment. |
| 2A | Routine use-chemical process | Circuit board and substrate manufacturing work, and other hands-on chemical work | Mfg operator, process equip operator, assm. mach. operator, mfg attendant, auto equip specialist, metal plater, solution maintenance specialist | Routine hands-on work with process equipment involving chemicals. |
| 2B | Routine use - metal machining | Metal working including machining, grinding, milling, and degreasing and so on | Milling mach operator, grinding mach oper, tool/model maker, lathe oper | Routine hands-on work with machining equipment involving chemicals. |
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Abbreviations reflect examples of raw data available in the company work history records. Other documentation including company job descriptions and memos include these explanations: assm - assembly; auto - automated; equip - equipment; mach - machine; maint - maintenance; mfg - manufacturing; oper - operator; prod - production; spec - specialist; tech - technician.