Exposure hazards could stem easily from renovation activities as the asbestos contained in the deteriorated materials get disturbed fairly easily. This happens when worn out shingles get replaced, paint is scraped off the walls, sawing wallboard or fiberboard, re-tilling floors, and ceilings or chipping off mastic and caulk. By doing this, asbestos fibers become airborne and contaminate the environment, putting the workers in danger of inhaling them.
Interacting with deteriorated or damaged materials and building products, remodelers risk asbestos exposure on a constant basis. This leads to the development of diseases like mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer, diseases with very limited options of treatment.
Relevant job titles
- ceiling tile installer
- drywall taper
- drywall applicator
- drywall installer
- rip out
Asbestos-related cancer eligible for filing a claim
If you developed one of the following cancers as a result of occupational exposure, you are eligible for compensation. If you are too ill, a family member can help you with the legal process. In the unfortunate event that you pass away before recovering compensation, your surviving family members will receive compensation on your behalf.
If, however, you struggle with non-cancerous pleural diseases such as asbestosis, pulmonary fibrosis, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, diffuse pleural thickening, COPD (emphysema & chronic bronchitis), pleurisy, lung nodules, lung spots, asthma, pneumonitis, tuberculosis, rounded atelectasis or lung scarring, please seek a second or even a third opinion as the rate of misdiagnosis is very high among the victims of asbestos exposure.
Companies that exposed remodelers to asbestos
- Quigley/Pfizer
- Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- Georgia Pacific Corporation
- Kentile Floors, Inc. (Metex)
- DAP, Inc.
- American Crane Corporation
- Rust International Inc.
Labor union members are also eligible
Asbestos products handled by remodelers
Building materials manufactured with asbestos have been extensively used in the construction industry since the early 1930s. As a result, there are millions of houses and public buildings in the U.S. which contain asbestos in their structure. Remodeling operations involve the removal of old and brittle building products such as millboard, caulk, vinyl wallpaper and ceiling tiles, which can easily release asbestos fibers in the air. Thus, remodelers who are regularly exposed to asbestos-containing products are very likely to be affected by mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer in the future.