Mesothelioma and Asbestos

There are many, many sources as well as places of exposure to asbestos. Here's a list:

Materials Containing Asbestos
Most insulation materials before the mid-1970s contained asbestos. Many other construction materials as well as contained asbestos. Some of the most ordinary products were:

Insulation on pipes
Boiler insulation
Insulating cements, plasters, as well as joint compounds that came in powder form as well as created a lot of dust before being completely combined with water.
Fireproofing spray
Firebrick as well as gunnite used for internal insulation of furnaces, boilers, as well as other vessels
Roof, floor, as well as ceiling tiles.
Transite siding
Brakes as well as clutches
Trades

The following tradesmen could possess worked around asbestos:

Insulators (also known as asbestos workers) who actually installed insulation
Boilermakers who constructed boilers which were often several stories high as well as filled with insulation
Plumbers, pipefitters, as well as steamfitters who fitted as well as welded pipes together as well as often worked in tiny unventilated compartments in ships where large quantities of insulation were used
Plasterers who worked with fireproofing spray on steel beams
Shipyard workers as well as Navy personnel
Electricians, mechanics
Bricklayers; millwrights; carpenters; as well as other building trades workers
Steel workers; refinery as well as other industrial workers;
Maintenance workers; laborers; many others.
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OSHA has lowered asbestos exposure levels over the done three decades.

Sites

Industrial sites typically had the heaviest exposure. These include shipyards where ships were constructed or overhauled, power plants, refineries, paper mills, manufacturing plants, foundries, as well as construction sites..