Jobsite Exposure to Asbestos
Thousands of industries at numerous jobsites across the country utilized asbestos or asbestos containing products. Asbestos mines, mills and factories may be the obvious jobsites with high levels of asbestos exposure that come to mind. However, there are many other jobsites where workers utilized asbestos in their day to day tasks such as, US Navy bases and ships, shipyards, power plants, refineries, foundries and construction sites. And even less obvious asbestos or asbestos containing products were used in many hospitals, schools, farms, laboratories, jewelers, and food processing plants.
Workers who worked at a jobsite that contained asbestos and the people they came in contact with are at risk of occupational exposure, bystander exposure or household exposure to asbestos and may be at risk of developing mesothelioma.
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To learn more about jobsite exposure to asbestos please visit our Mesothelioma Knowledge Center. Our knowledge center contains many helpful articles about exposure to asbestos including, a complete list of jobsites, occupations at risk, commercial shipyard exposure to asbestos, US Naval shipyard exposure to asbestos, power plant exposure to asbestos, bystander exposure and household exposure.
The Galiher Law Firm has represented hundreds of workers suffering from mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure while working at one of these many jobsites. We are experienced in investigating and identifying where and when you may have been exposed to asbestos.
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