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Birmingham Alabama Asbestosis Cancer - Asbestos: Trades & Occupations at Risk

Did you know?

More than 110,000 schools in the U.S. still contain some form of asbestos.

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It is not uncommon for there to be 10-20 parties that are named in a mesothelioma lawsuit that are located across the United States. For example, a worker in California may have been exposed to asbestos from asbestos products shipped from Libby, Montana or from an iron ore plant in St. Paul Minnesota. This is why it is very important to obtain an experienced mesothelioma lawyer knows all of the companies in each state who have responsibility for your asbestos exposure.

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Inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause mesothelioma or asbestos lung cancer. Workers from practically all trades were exposed to asbestos from many trades in the workplace. More than 5,000 common products contain asbestos. Most of us have been exposed to asbestos throughout our lives in small quantities. Workers at highest risk for asbestos exposure are those who have jobs involving prolonged exposure to large quantities of asbestos and asbestos Products.

Asbestos has been used to create thousands of industrial and commercial products over the years, putting the lives of workers who use and create these products in jeopardy. While many uses for asbestos were banned in the mid-1970’s, the risk from exposure continues today due to mesothelioma’s long latency (inactive) period of anywhere between 15-40 years. Today, asbestos continues to be a threat to workers exposed through their occupations and in buildings that were erected prior to the ban.

Asbestos fibers are so toxic, that industrial and trade worker’s families may be exposed to mesothelioma through particles that cling to the worker’s clothing, shoes, skin and hair. This type of “second-hand” exposure.

Asbestos has played, and in some instances still plays, a key role in the textile, construction, military, refinery, railroad, automotive and shipbuilding industries, affecting thousands of workers throughout the world. Most mesothelioma patients were exposed to asbestos fibers on the job or in the workplace in what is known as occupational exposure.

If you or someone you know has been injured by asbestos products you consult with an experienced asbestos mesothelioma lawyer.

Did You Know?

In the mid 1920s, an English doctor made the first diagnosis of asbestosis, and this was followed by a study which showed that 25% of English asbestos workers showed signs of a related lung disease.

A

During the 20th century, some 30 million tons of asbestos were used in industrial sites, homes, schools, shipyards and commercial buildings in the U.S.

• Abrasive Manufacturers
• Aeronautical Engineers
• Aircraft Mechanics & Repairmen
• Asbestos Miners
• Asbestos Plant Workers
• Asbestos Workers/Insulators/Laggers
• Auto Mechanics
• Auto Plant Workers
• Automotive and other Repair Shops

B

The first use of asbestos dates back to 2500 B.C., when it was used as a wick material for oil lamps and also in pottery making.

• Blacksmiths
• Boiler Room & Engine Room Workers
• Boilermakers
• Bricklayers
• Building Inspectors
• Bulldozer Operators

C

In the mid 1920s, an English doctor made the first diagnosis of asbestosis, and this was followed by a study which showed that 25% of English asbestos workers showed signs of a related lung disease.

• Cabinetmakers
• Carding, Lapping and Combing Operatives
• Carpenters
• Cement Plant Workers
• Chemical Technicians
• Checkers, Examiners & Inspectors, Manufacturers
• Chemical Plant Workers
• Chippers / Caulkers
• Civil Engineers
• Clothing ironers and pressers
• Commercial Ports Shipyards & Vessels
• Construction Workers
• Crane and Hoist Men
• Custodian / Handyman

D

Through 2003, more than 700,000 People have filed claims against more than 6,000 Asbestos companies. These same companies knew of the dangers for many years before ever warning the public of those risks.

• Demolition and Wrecking Crews
• Draftsmen
• Drill Press Operatives
• Drywall Tapers / Installers

E

• Electric Power Linemen & Cable Men
• Electrical Engineers
• Electricians
• Engineers
• Excavating, Grading and Road Machine Operators

F

It is estimated that 27.5 million Americans were exposed to asbestos between 1940 and 1979.

• Factory Worker
• Filers, Polishers, Sanders, Buffers
• Firefighters
• Floor Workers / Installers
• Forge Men and Hammer Men
• Freight and Material Handlers
• Furnace Workers
• Furnace Men, Smelter Men & Pourers

G

There are over 3,000 known Trades that may contain Asbestos.

• Garage Workers and Gas Station Attendants
• Gas Mask Manufacturers
• General Contractors
• Glass factory workers
• Grinding Machine Operatives

H

An estimated 1.3 million employees in construction and general industry face significant asbestos exposure on the job. Heaviest exposures occur in the construction industry, particularly during the removal of asbestos during renovation or demolition. Employees are also likely to be exposed during the manufacture of asbestos Trades (such as textiles, friction Trades, insulation, and other building materials) and during automotive brake and clutch repair work.

• Hairdressers and Cosmetologists
• Heating and Air Conditioning Workers
• Heavy Equipment Mechanics
• Hod Carriers
• Hotel Workers
• Home Improvement Workers
• Household Appliance Installers
• HVAC Mechanics

I

Asbestos fibers are strong, durable, and resist heat, acids, and friction. They are virtually indestructible. Because of these useful physical properties, asbestos fibers were often combined with other materials for use in thousands of industrial, maritime, automotive, scientific and building Trades.

• Industrial Engineers
• Industrial Painters
• Industrial Plant Workers
• Insulators
• Insurance Adjusters, Examiners and Investigators
• Iron Workers Steel Workers

J

Asbestos has been used in various Trades since the 1900s, but the peak usage years were between 1950 and 1975.

• Job and Die Setters, Metal

L

• Laborers
• Laggers
• Loading Docs
• Locomotive Engineers
• Longshoreman
• Loom Fixers

M

Asbestos is classified into many different types, which include; chrysotile (white asbestos), crocidolite (blue asbestos), amosite (brown asbestos), tremolite, anthopyllite, and actinolite.

• Machine Operatives
• Machinists
• Maintenance Workers
• Managers and Superintendents
• Masonry Workers
• Mechanical Engineer
• Mechanics & Repairmen; Aircraft
• Merchant Mariners
• Metal Lathers
• Millwrights
• Military (Navy/Army Tank Units/Motor Pool)
• Mixing Operatives
• Molders
• Motormen; Mine, Factory, Logging Camp, etc

N

• Navy Seamen

O

The first known asbestos lawsuit was in 1929 in New Jersey .

• Officers, Pilots, and Pursers
• Offshore Rust Removals
• Oil Rig & Oil Refinery Workers
• Operating Engineers

P

Mesothelioma has a latency period of 20 to 50 years after the first exposure to asbestos.

• Painters
• Paper Mill Worker
• Pattern and Model Makers, Excluding Paper
• Pipe Coverers
• Pipefitters
• Plasterers
• Plumbers
• Power Plant & Power House Workers

R

Many asbestos-containing Trades remain in buildings, ships, industrial facilities and other environments where the fibers can become airborne.

• Railroad Workers and Car shop
• Refractory Plant Worker
• Road Machine Operators
• Roofers
• Rollers and Finishers, Metal

S

During the 1960s the first definite link between mesothelioma and asbestos was made. Asbestos is now known to be the most common cause of the disease.

• Sailors and Deckhands
• Sand Blaster
• Sales Engineers
• Sawyers
• School Teachers/Administrators
• School Workers
• School Employees
• Secondhand / Take Home Asbestos Exposure
• Sheet Metal Workers
• Shipyard Workers
• Slaters
• Spinners, Twisters and Winders
• Stationary Engineers
• Steam Fitters
• Steel Mill Workers
• Stevedores
• Stone Masons
• Structural Metal Craftsmen

T

A wide array of workers were exposed to Asbestos including shipyard workers, factory workers, pipe fitters, sheet metal workers, plumbers, laborers, machinists, mechanics, powerhouse workers, and electricians.

• Teachers, College and University
• Technicians
• Telephone Repairmen / Installers
• Textile Mill Workers
• Tile Cutters
• Textile Operatives
• Tile / Linoleum Installers
• Tinsmiths
• Tool And Die Makers

U

• U.S. Navy Veterans
• Utility Workers / Power Companies

V

• Vehicle Repair (Brakes & Blutches)

W

It is estimated that there will be about 250,000 cases of Mesothelioma before 2020.

• Weavers
• Welders and Flame Cutters
• Winding Operatives

If you or a loved one has worked in any of these professions, especially in the 1970s and before, there is a chance of asbestos exposure. If a family member or yourself has been diagnosed

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