Asbestos/Mesothelioma Exposure Areas
Asbestos—a mineral found in older industrial and building structures, and used for years in a variety of manufactured goods—poses a serious risk to those who ingest or inhale it. Exposure to asbestos fibers can come from seemingly benign sources, such as the door gaskets found on furnaces, steam pipes, boilers, furnace ducts, resilient floor tiles, vinyl sheet flooring, adhesives, and coal stoves.

Here are a few of the trades where asbestos exposure has been well documented:

Auto Repair, Boat Construction, Building Inspection, Carpentry, Commercial Painting, Construction, Electrical Work, Engineering, Factory Work, Foundry Work, Furnace Repair, Insulation Work, Merchant Marine, Plumbing, Restoration Work, Welding Work, U.S. Navy