Asbestos Job Exposure: Speak to our California Mesothelioma and Asbestos Lawyers
The most common form of asbestos exposure occurs while on the job. Occupational asbestos exposure takes place when an individual works closely with or produces products containing asbestos. Both minor and significant exposure to asbestos on the job has been linked to a variety of asbestos diseases, including localized or advanced (metastasized) mesothelioma cancer, asbestosis, and asbestos-related lung cancer.
If you have developed illnesses related to asbestos exposure and were active in any of the asbestos industries or at-risk jobs featured on this page, please contact the firm of Clapper & Patti to speak with our California asbestos and mesothelioma lawyers. Our attorneys are here to guide you through the legal process.
Asbestos Industries
The American asbestos industry was established in 1880, and its product gained popularity in the early 1900s. Numerous American industries used asbestos, and many workers in asbestos industries became sick from working so closely with the hazardous mineral. During World War II, asbestos production began to peak and it was utilized extensively in industries like shipbuilding, plumbing, construction and many other types of manual labor fabrication.
Although it was no secret that asbestos caused illness and adverse health reactions in exposed individuals, its harmful effects were not widely publicized until the early 1970s. Because the asbestos industry had much to gain by keeping secret the adverse health effects of asbestos exposure, the use of asbestos was not decreased at all until a partial ban was placed upon the industry in 1972. At this time, asbestos fibers were used in nearly 4,000 products and many asbestos-exposed workers were falling deathly ill with asbestos-related cancer and diseases such as mesothelioma cancer. Many of those workers who were exposed to asbestos in the 1970s and have only recently been diagnosed with asbestos cancer have contacted Clapper & Patti to seek the assistance of our California mesothelioma and asbestos lawyers.
Asbestos At-Risk Jobs
Today, asbestos is heavily regulated and has ceased to exist in all but a few, closely monitored, products and industries. Despite this reduction in usage, a study completed in 1980 by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a subsidiary of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, maintains that there is no safe level of exposure to asbestos fibers.
If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related condition and are currently, or have ever been employed in the following occupations, you may be entitled to compensation from the parties responsible for your exposure. Contact the California mesothelioma lawyers with our firm to discuss your possible case.
- Bricklayers
- Carpenters
- Cement Finishers
- Construction Workers
- Electricians
- Engineers
- Insulators
- Machinists
- Mechanics
- Metal Workers
- Pipefitters
- Plumbers
- Roofers
- Shipyard Workers
- Steamfitters
- Welders
If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease, we hope this website can serve as a valuable resource for asbestos exposure information, and advice on living with mesothelioma cancer. If you are interested in exploring your legal rights as a victim of asbestos exposure, please contact our firm to speak with our California mesothelioma and asbestos lawyers.
Contact the California mesothelioma and asbestos lawyers of Clapper & Patti to start your legal claim today.
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If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer and would like legal information, contact the law firm of Clapper & Patti to speak with our accomplished California mesothelioma lawyers about your legal options.