If The Answer To Any Of Following Questions Is “Yes” AND Work Was Done Before Mid-1970’s, There May Be An Increased Risk Of Asbestos Disease Or Asbestos Cancer
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION ABOUT WORKER
1. Did you ever work inside or install boilers? Yes No
2. Did you ever work as a sandblaster? Yes No
3. Did you ever work as a welder? Yes No
4. Did you ever tear out asbestos insulation materials? Yes No
5. Did you ever work as a commercial builder or commercial construction laborer? Yes No
6. Did you ever work as a commercial electrician? Yes No
7. Did you ever work as a commercial plumber? Yes No
8. Did you ever work as a commercial painter? Yes No
9. Did you ever work inside a power plant or power house? Yes No
10. Did you ever work inside a refinery or petrochemical plant? Yes No
11. Did you ever work at a shipyard (including aboard Navy vessels located at shipyards)? Yes No
12. Did you ever work inside a paper mill? Yes No
13. Did you ever work inside a cotton mill? Yes No
14. Did you ever work inside a textile mill? Yes No
15. Did you ever work inside a tire or rubber plant? Yes No
16. Did you ever work inside a chemical plant? Yes No
17. Did you ever work inside an iron or steel mill? Yes No
People who worked at the above job sites or work places before the mid-1970’s were likely to have had direct exposure to asbestos dust and, therefore, may be an increased risk of asbestos disease now.
Note: In addition, family members of these people who worked around asbestos fibers on the job may have had so-called secondhand asbestos exposure from household activities such as washing the worker’s clothing or, even more unexpectedly, from simply giving a welcome-home hug daily upon the worker getting back to the house each day.
See Also: Those exposed to asbestos through contaminated talcum powder products that were laced with asbestos.
- North Carolina Asbestos Exposure Sites
- How to Get Legal Compensation: Asbestos Lawsuits and North Carolina Workers Comp Claims
- Asbestos Cancers & Diseases: Mesothelioma / Asbestos Lung Cancer / Asbestosis
- Who Was Exposed to Asbestos: Asbestos Exposure and Asbestos-related Diseases
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