Exposure group | n (%) | Ageg | Exposedh | Fibre- | Revisionsk | Removalk | Sprayingk | Gasketsl | Packsl | Matsl | Gaugesl | Wiresl |
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Metalworkera | 1600 (30) | 54 (12) | 21 (11) | 79 (195) | 75 | 28 | 7 | 65 | 56 | 37 | 46 | 5 |
Electricianb | 652 (13) | 52 (12) | 20 (11) | 33 (132) | 63 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 67 |
Plant operatorc | 1588 (30) | 56 (12) | 20 (10) | 26 (77) | 51 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 6 |
Other craftsmand | 601 (11) | 52 (11) | 18 (10) | 21 (70) | 47 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
Supervisore | 210 (4) | 57 (10) | 19 (10) | 27 (99) | 43 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Other occupationf | 633 (12) | 59 (11) | 21 (10) | 22 (74) | 50 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 12 |
Total | 5284 (100) | 56 (12) | 20 (11) | 42 (134) | 59 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 15 |
- a including welder, insulator, mechanic
- b including communications technician
- c including system controller, boiler operator
- d for example roofer, pipefitter, car mechanic, mason, gauge mechanic, turner, smelter, fire fighter, driver, painter, warehouseman, forklift operator
- e present in the contaminated area, but not executing manual work, for example civil engineer, work planner
- f for example security personnel, office staff, receptionist
- g age at fixed reference date 1 September 2002, standard deviation in parentheses
- h periods of asbestos exposure from self administered data sheets, standard deviation in parentheses
- i cumulative asbestos exposure calculated for a standard airborne concentration of 1 × 106 fibres per cubic metre, standard deviation in parentheses
- k actively involved in revision of steam turbines, particularly removal of asbestos lagging and spraying of asbestos pulp
- l tooling and handling of asbestos containing gaskets, packings and gauges, removal of asbestos mats, maintenance of heat resistant wires
- m percent of exposure group with evaluable data executing specific job task