Types of Exposure
During their lifetime, nearly everyone has been exposed to asbestos in some form; however, people rarely get sick from encountering small amounts of this mineral-based substance. Typically, mesothelioma patients have worked in an occupational environment that allowed for substantial and prolonged exposure to asbestos. However, it is also possible to develop the disease from less obvious exposure, such as a person whose family member worked in an asbestos-filled environment and brought the substance home on clothing or someone who lived near an asbestos manufacturing plant. And, again, symptoms often do not become apparent until decades after the exposure.
Numerous trade professions as well as military occupations, especially during World War II, manufactured or used products that contained unregulated commercial asbestos. In fact, asbestos has been found in more than 5,000 products since the late 1800s. It has been used in everything from pipe and boiler insulation to fireproofing spray and car brakes.
The following are some of the types of workers who may have been present around this hazardous material:
- Auto Mechanics
- Boiler Makers
- Bricklayers
- Building Inspectors
- Carpenters
- Electricians
- Insulators
- Iron Workers
- Laborers
- Longshoremen
- Merchant Marines
- Millwrights
- Painters
- Plasterers
- Plumbers
- Roofers
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Tile Setters
- U.S. Navy Veterans
- Welders
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma or Asbestos related cancer you may be entitled to compensation from negligent companies who have large funds available to compensate injured workers.
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