Are you at risk?
An estimated 1.3 million workers in construction and general industry face significant asbestos exposure on the job. Among the occupations where asbestos exposure can occur are:
- Brake repair mechanic
- Bricklayer
- Building demolition, repair or remodeling worker
- Building inspector
- Carpenter
- Construction worker
- “Do-It-Yourself” repair worker
- Dry wall finisher
- Electrician
- Furnace worker
- Insulation installer
- Miner
- Pipe fitter
- Plumber
- Roofer
- Shipyard worker
- Welder
- Worker at exfoliation facility where vermiculite ore from Libby, Mont., was processed