“At-Risk” Occupations, Industries and Locations

Knowledge of your exposure circumstances is critical

Many uses of asbestos have been banned or virtually eliminated in the United States for almost three decades, although we still use about 1,000 tons of raw asbestos fiber each year. However, because diseases caused by asbestos exposure such as lung cancer and mesothelioma can take up to 40 or more years before they develop (see section on screening), it is critical to properly identify the occupations, industries and locations where asbestos exposure has been known to be an issue.

Kazan Law feels you need to be aware of this information for the following reasons:

• Medical—Type, proximity and duration of exposure all are factors in the diagnosis of asbestos-exposure disease. Every moment sooner an asbestos-related disease is diagnosed can positively impact the victim’s survival outlook.

• Legal—If you have been a victim of asbestos exposure, you are likely entitled to compensation from those responsible. Knowing precisely who, what, where, when, why and how are all critical to the successful presentation of your case.

Most mesothelioma cases are the result of workplace or location–related asbestos exposure

By one estimate*, nearly 80 percent of mesothelioma cases are easily proven to be the direct result of primary asbestos fiber exposure that was:

• Occupational—at the victim’s place of work
• Paraoccupational— contracted by a family member or friend of an individual working in an “at risk” occupation
• Location-related—caused by contamination of a residential neighborhood’s air by nearby asbestos-containing sites such as refineries, power plants, factories, shipyards, steel mills or buildings that were demolished

For more discussion of the dangers of exposure to asbestos where we work and live, see "The epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases," by J. Niklinski, et al. in Lung Cancer August 2004;45:S7-S15.

Industries and occupations with asbestos-exposure risk

Industries/Job Locations

Asbestos Workers/Other At-Risk Occupations

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From offices in Oakland, California, Kazan, McClain, Lyons, Greenwood & Harley, PLC (Kazan Law) has been serving victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases for more than 36 years. For a no-cost evaluation of your potential case with an experienced California mesothelioma attorney, contact us today by calling 1-866-804-2311 or online.