Trades & Occupations
Occupations at Risk for Asbestos Exposure
Many different types of American workers suffered exposure to asbestos in some form as part of their daily jobs. Unfortunately, many businesses did little or nothing to protect their workers from the hazards of asbestos, while other asbestos companies actively concealed the dangers from their workers.
The following list identifies some of the trades and occupations that are known to have involved exposure to asbestos. If you or a family member worked in one of these occupations, you may have been exposed to asbestos – in some instances, even without knowing it.
| A Aeronautical Engineers Aircraft Mechanics Appliance Installers Asbestos Plant Workers Automobile Mechanics Auto Plant WorkersB Bakelite Plant Workers Blacksmiths Boiler & Engine Room Workers Boilermakers Brake Mechanics Brick Masons Bulldozer Operators C D E F |
G Garage Workers Gas Station Attendants Grinding Machine OperativesH Hairdressers Heavy Equipment Mechanics Household Appliance Installers and Mechanics Household Residents HVAC Mechanics I J L M O P |
R Railroad Workers Refractory Plant Workers Road Machine Operators Rollers and Finishers Roofers & SlatersS Sailors and Deckhands Sawyers Sales Engineer School Employees Sculptors and Painters Sheetmetal Workers Ship Officers Ship Pilots Ship Pursers Shipbuilders Shipfitters Ship Scrappers Shipyard Workers Stationary Engineers Steamfitters Steelworkers Stevedores Stone Masons Structural Metal Craftsmen T U W |
