Trades

Exposure to asbestos has placed various trades at risk for developing asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma. Here is a partial list of such trades:

• Asbestos workers
• Insulation workers
• Automobile mechanics
• Shipyard workers
• Sailors on seagoing vessels
• Maintenance employees
• Chemical and petroleum workers
• Locomotive repairmen
• Stationary engineers
• Stationary firemen
• Power station operators
• Electric and gas utility workers
• Fabricated plate workers
• Papermill workers
• Construction contractors
• Plumbers
• Concrete workers
• Steel erectors
• Carpenters
• Electricians
• Pipe fitters
• Welders
• Oil field workers
• Boiler makers
• Steel workers
• Drywall finishers
• Painters
• Plasterers
• Iron workers
• Floor coverers
• Masons
• Pot tenders