At-Risk Occupations
Navy veterans and other shipworkers have been among the hardest-hit populations for mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. There are other trades, as well, who have been disproportionately victimized by these terrible diseases.
The following list includes a number of trades and other occupations where asbestos exposure was a regular part of one's job duties.
- Pipe Coverers
- Navy Yard Workers/Yardbirds
- Laborers
- Brake Mechanics
- Auto Mechanics
- Millwrights
- Painters
- Plasterers
- Merchant Marine Seaman
- Paperworkers
- Electricians
- Bricklayers
- Boilermakers
- Automotive mechanics
- Machinists
- Lathers
- Insulators
- Welders
- Sheetmetal workers
- Crane Operators
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- Aircraft Mechanics
- Engineers
- Steamfitters
- Masonry Workers
- Longshoremen
- Plant workers
- Powerhouse Workers
- Railroad Workers
- Inspectors
- Maintenance Workers
- Paper Mill Workers
- Tapers
- Pipefitters
- Cement Finishers
- Foundry Workers
- Carpenters
- Plumbers
- Roofers
- Sailors
- Engineroom Workers
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