Occupational Asbestos Exposure
From the early 1900s through the 1970s, asbestos was used in thousands of different products, many of which were used by people in a number of occupations. Workers in many major trades were probably exposed to some level of asbestos, and thousands of these people have a high risk of developing asbestos-related diseases. The most prominent of these is mesothelioma. Asbestos products were used in shipyards, power and chemical plants, factories, metal works, and steel mills as well as buildings and construction-related locations.
Workers at Risk for Asbestos Exposure
Below are a list of occupations and trades that were at risk for asbestos exposure:
- Aeronautical Engineers
- Aircraft Mechanics
- Appliance Installers
- Asbestos Plant Workers
- Auto Mechanics
- Auto Plant Workers
- Blacksmiths
- Boiler and Engine Room Workers
- Boilermakers
- Bricklayers
- Bulldozer Operators
- Cabinetmakers
- Carpenters
- Cement Plant Workers
- Chemical Plant Workers
- Civil Engineers
- Construction Workers
- Crane and Hoist Men
- Custodians
- Demolition and Wrecking Crews
- Draftsmen
- Drill Press Operators
- Drywall Tapers
- Electrical Engineers
- Electric Lineman and Cablemen
- Electricians
- Engineers
- Factory Workers
- Firefighters
- Forge Men
- Furnace Smelter Men and Pourers
- Garage Workers
- Grinding Machine Operators
- Hairdressers
- Heavy Equipment Mechanics
- HVAC Mechanics
- Industrial Engineers
- Industrial Workers
- Insulators
- Iron Workers
- Laborers
- Laggers
- Locomotive Engineers
- Longshoremen
- Loom Fixers
- Machine Operatives
- Machinists
- Maintenance Workers
- Masonry Workers
- Material Handlers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Merchant Marines
- Metal Lathers
- Millwrights
- Mixing Operatives
- Molders
- Oil Refinery Workers
- Operating Engineers
- Painters
- Paper Mill Workers
- Pipefitters
- Plasterers
- Plumbers
- Power Plant Workers
- Railroad Workers
- Refractory Plant Workers
- Road Machine Operators
- Roofers and Slaters
- Sailors and Deckhands
- Sawyers
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Shipyard Workers
- Stationary Engineers
- Steam Fitters
- Steel Mill Workers
- Stevedores
- Stone Masons
- Structural Metal Craftsman
- Teachers
- Telephone Repair Men
- Textile Mill Workers
- Textile Operatives
- Tile Setters
- Tinsmiths
- Tool and Die Makers
- U.S. Navy Veterans
- Weavers
- Welders
Last Edited: Sun July 26, 2020