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Asbestos Products and Use in Texas
Texas Toxic Exposure Lawyer Jason Coomer has
worked on several asbestos exposure claims including
mesothelioma claims, cancer claims, and pulmonary asbestosis
claims for insulators, ship builders, refinery workers,
construction workers, asbestos abatement workers,
maintenance workers, and others exposed to asbestos products.
If you have mesothelioma or another
cancer caused by asbestos exposure or have lost a loved one
through mesothelioma or asbestos exposure,
use our free online submission form
or
contact Texas Mesothelioma Lawyer, Jason Coomer via
e-mail,
for a
free review of your potential claim. He
handles asbestos product dumping cases, asbestos secondary
exposure claims, asbestos death claims, asbestos premises
liability claims, asbestos negligence abatement claims, and
asbestos non-subscriber claims.
Information on Asbestos and Asbestos Products
Asbestos fibers are
strong, durable, and resist heat, acids, and friction. As
such these extremely durable fibers have useful physical
properties that have made them popular to be used in
thousands of refinery, pipeline, shipping, chemical,
commercial building, residential building, and industrial
products. Below are just some types of asbestos products:
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Asbestos Industrial
Insulation - Asbestos product are used in
chemical processing including refineries types of
asbestos products including pipe insulation, boiler
insulation and block, block insulation; sprayed in
insulation; blown in insulation; thermal paper products;
and electrical wiring insulation. Typically these
products are most dangerous when they are being cut,
torn apart, or applied. This is because asbestos
fibers can be kicked into the air.
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Asbestos Cement, Spackling,
Patching & Taping Compounds - several different
types of asbestos compounds have also been made
including asbestos cement, asbestos caulking, asbestos
putties, asbestos joint compounds, asbestos adhesives,
asbestos tapes, asbestos thermal taping compounds.
These products are useful for thermal protection and
help seal in heat. The products are most dangerous
when mixing them or when tearing them apart.
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Asbestos Fireproofing Texture
Products - several different asbestos cloths
and textured products have also been developed including
asbestos acoustical plaster, asbestos decorative
plaster, asbestos textured paint, asbestos textured
coatings, asbestos fire blankets, asbestos fire
curtains, fire doors)
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Asbestos Textiles and
Asbestos Cloth Products (includes blankets,
protective cloth coverings, garments, asbestos gloves,
threads, cords, yarns, braids)
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Asbestos Gaskets and Packing
(includes high temperature gaskets, packings for
industrial products, high pressure packing, asbestos
packing reinforced with steel or copper wire)
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Asbestos Tiles, Asbestos
Wallboard, Asbestos Siding and Asbestos Roofing
(includes roofing shingles, roofing felt, base flashing,
cement wallboard, cement siding, ceiling tiles and
lay–in panels, asphalt floor tile, vinyl floor tile,
vinyl sheet flooring, flooring backing, vinyl wall
coverings)
Asbestos may also be found in Cement
Pipes, Elevator Brake Shoes, Cement Wallboard, HVAC Duct
Insulation, Cement Siding Boiler Insulation, Asphalt Floor
Tile, Breaching Insulation, Vinyl Floor Tile, Ductwork,
Flexible Fabric Connections, Vinyl Sheet Flooring, Cooling
Towers, Flooring Backing, Pipe Insulation (corrugated
air-cell, block, etc.), Construction Mastics (floor tile,
carpet, ceiling tile, etc.), Heating and Electrical Ducts,
Acoustical Plaster Electrical Panel Partitions, Decorative
Plaster, Electrical Cloth, Textured Paints/Coatings,
Electric Wiring Insulation, Ceiling Tiles and Lay-in Panels,
Chalkboards, Spray-Applied Insulation, Roofing Shingles,
Blown-in Insulation, Roofing Felt Fireproofing, Materials
Base, Flashing Taping Compounds (thermal), Thermal Paper
Products, Packing Materials (for wall/floor penetrations),
Fire Doors High Temperature Gaskets, Caulking/Putties,
Laboratory Hoods/Table Tops, Adhesives, Laboratory Gloves,
Wallboard, Fire Blankets, Joint Compounds, Fire Curtains,
Vinyl Wall Coverings, Elevator Equipment, Panels Spackling
Compounds, Automotive Parts, Elevator Equipment Panels,
Ductwork, Electrical Panel Partitions, Electrical Cloth,
Cooling towers, and Chalkboards.
Today despite OSHA regulations it is estimated
that 1.3
million United States employees in construction and general industry face
significant asbestos exposure on the job. Heaviest exposures
occur in the construction industry, particularly during the
removal of asbestos during renovation or demolition.
Employees are also likely to be exposed during the
manufacture of asbestos products (such as textiles, friction
products, insulation, and other building materials) and
during automotive brake and clutch repair work.
Asbestos Products are Most Dangerous when the
Fibers are Loose and can be Breathed into Lungs
The term "asbestos" describes six
naturally occurring fibrous minerals, namely chrysotile,
amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophylitte and
actinolite. When mined and processed, asbestos is typically
separated into very thin bundles of fibers and then commonly
mixed with a binder during processing. These fibers
when floating in the air can be breathed into the human body
and actually hook into lungs creating severe health problems
including mesothelioma, lung cancer, throat cancer, and
pulmonary asbestosis.
If you have been working with asbestos
products, it is important to be aware if you have the
following symptoms:
1) Shortness of breath, wheezing, or hoarseness.
2) A persistent cough that gets worse over time.
3) Blood in the sputum (fluid) coughed up.
4) Pain or tightening in the chest.
5) Difficulty swallowing.
6) Swelling of the neck or face.
7) Loss of appetite.
8) Weight loss.
9) Fatigue or anemia.
10) Fever, night sweat
History on Asbestos
Asbestos has been known to man for
centuries and has been used in literally hundreds of
products. Asbestos was used because it is strong, insulates
well, and resists fire and corrosion. Common modern uses are
as thermal pipe and boiler insulation, spray-applied fire
proofing and sound proofing, floor coverings, ceiling tiles,
roofing materials and "transite" pipe and sheeting.
In the United States, asbestos became widely used in the
early 1900s and its use peaked during the 1950s, 1960s, and
1970s. Despite wide spread use of asbestos many asbestos
manufacturers and industry insiders became aware of the
serious health issues surrounding asbestos in the 1930s and
1940s, but kept the information secret from workers and from
the public. In the 1970s the Federal government stepped in
and regulated the use of asbestos products. It is also now
commonly agreed that exposure to asbestos can cause
mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other health problems.
Asbestos Product Dumping
In addition to domestic exposure, some
companies have taken asbestos products that cannot be sold
in the United States and have sold the product in other
countries. This product dumping of dangerous asbestos
insulation, asbestos block, and other asbestos products can
cause serious problems including mesotheliome, lung cancer,
and other health problems. Texas companies that dump
dangerous products in other countries and cause significant
harm can sometimes be brought into the Texas courts to
answer for their wrongful dumping and be made to pay money
compensation for their wrongful acts.
If someone you know has mesothelioma or other form of cancer
related to Asbestos exposure it is important that they get
the best medical care that they can find and that the source
of their exposure is stopped. If you have any questions feel
free to send an
e-mail to Texas Asbestos Lawyer, Jason Coomer.
As an Austin Mesothelioma Lawyer,
Houston Mesothelioma Lawyer, and San Antonio Mesothelioma Lawyer,
Jason Coomer has worked on a wide variety of cases
and has had the opportunity to work
with and against some excellent lawyers including Dallas
Mesothelioma Lawyers, Houston Mesothelioma Lawyers,
San Antonio Mesothelioma Lawyers, and Austin Mesothelioma Lawyers. Assembling
litigation teams of Texas Mesothelioma Lawyers for the larger cases and building
multimedia presentations for large trials, mediations, arbitrations,
and
hearings can be time consuming, but when you are
dealing with someone's life and the devastation that can be
caused by asbestos exposure, the
effort is worth it. Individualized attention to a
Texas Mesothelioma Claim
is extremely important. Make sure that you have a
Texas Mesothelioma Attorney that knows your name and is familiar with your
asbestos
death claim or asbestos personal injury
claim as well as your wants and needs.
If you have been seriously injured or
have lost a loved one through the wrongful actions of
another,
feel
free to contact Austin Mesothelioma Lawyer, Jason Coomer, with your name, dates of
exposure,
location of exposure, injuries or loss, and
name of the potential defendant for a
free review of your potential claim.
In
assembling litigation teams of Texas Mesothelioma Lawyers
for the larger cases, Jason Coomer works with Dallas
asbestos claim Lawyers, Houston asbestos claim Lawyers,
San Antonio asbestos claim Lawyers, and other Austin
asbestos claim Lawyers.
If you have been seriously injured or have lost a loved one
through the wrongful actions of another,
feel free to
contact asbestos lawyer Jason Coomer with your name, dates of exposure, location of
exposure, nature of the injuries or loss, and name of the
potential defendant. I am available for a free review
of your potential claim.
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