Specific Jobs and Trades Most At Risk of Asbestos Exposure

by admin on June 3, 2008

Job Sites

Asbestos exposure has been particularly heavy in certain kinds of job sites. Here is a partial list of such job sites:

  • Chemical plants
  • Power plants
  • Refineries
  • Steel mills
  • Shipyards
  • Manufacturing plants
  • Commercial construction sites
  • Residential construction sites
  • Smelters
  • Paper mills
  • Oil fields

Trades

Exposure to asbestos has placed workers in a variety of trades at risk for developing asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma. Here is a partial list of such trades:

  • Asbestos workers
  • Insulation workers
  • Automobile mechanics
  • Shipyard workers
  • Sailors on seagoing vessels and in dry docks
  • Maintenance employees
  • Chemical and petroleum workers
  • Locomotive repairmen
  • Stationary engineers
  • Stationary firemen
  • Power station operators
  • Electric and gas utility workers
  • Fabricated plate workers
  • Paper-mill workers
  • Construction contractors
  • Plumbers
  • Concrete workers
  • Steel erectors
  • Carpenters
  • Electricians
  • Pipe fitters
  • Welders
  • Oil field workers
  • Boiler makers
  • Steel workers
  • Drywall finishers
  • Painters
  • Plasterers
  • Iron workers
  • Floor installers
  • Masons
  • Pot tenders

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