Exposure to asbestos was not limited to the work place. Through home construction and remodel work, brake jobs performed in the family garage, and washing work clothes, asbestos was introduced into the family home.
Home Construction and Remodel Work:
Several products commonly used in home construction and remodel work contained asbestos including, but not limited to, those listed below.
- Steam Pipes, Boilers and Furnace Ducts
- Resilient Floor Tiles Made of Vinyl Asbestos, Asphalt, Tile, Linoleum, and the Adhesives used with Floor Products
- Insulation Products, Including Cement Sheets, Millboard and Paper Used to Insulate Around Furnaces and Woodburning Stoves
- Door Gaskets Found on Furnaces, Wood Stoves and Coal Stoves.
- Wall and Ceiling Textures and Materials, Including Drywall, Joint Compound, Patching Compounds, Textured Paint, Vinyl Wall Coverings, Ceiling Tiles, Spackling
- Roofing, Shingles and Siding Materials
- Artificial Ashes and Embers Used in Gas Fireplaces
- Cement Pipes, Wallboard and Siding
- Flooring Products, Vinyl Sheet Flooring, Linoleum, Tiles
- Heating and Electrical Ducts
Automotive Work:
Automobiles have several asbestos-containing components, including brake pads, clutch plate pads, and gaskets. There is an increased incidence of asbestos-related disease among those who worked in the automotive industry.
Second Hand Exposure:
The risk of death and disease resulting from exposure to asbestos is not limited to those
worked with and around asbestos. Unfortunately, workers unknowingly brought asbestos fiber home with them. Their hair, clothes and bodies were contaminated with asbestos fiber from the work place. When they came home, they brought the asbestos dust with them. Eventually, their homes became contaminated with asbestos fibers. Over the years we have represented women who developed mesothelioma as a result of washing the dusty work clothes worn by their husbands.
