It had many uses mainly in construction and electrical work. To apply it or remove it as insulation, the asbestos cloth needed to be cut, thus releasing microscopic fibers of asbestos into the air. Protective gear was also made using asbestos cloth.
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Asbestos cloth was spun in a similar way to cotton. Sometimes, the cloth was made with as much as 100% asbestos. Cotton or even rayon fibers were added in other types of asbestos cloth. This product was highly regarded for its flame-resistant properties.
Worn asbestos cloth was extremely dangerous for the people handling it, as asbestos particles were released with every minor disturbance. Once the wrapping material got damaged, the asbestos fibers turned friable as a result. You could have been exposed if:
Owens Corning
Raybestos/Raymark Industries, Inc.
Keene Corporation
Dresser Industries
Johns-Manville
Celotex
A.W. Chesterton Company
Hercules Chemical Company
El Du Pont De Nemours and Company
Southern Company Services
Norfolk Southern Railway
Sun Oil Co.
Pan American World Airways Inc.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
Occidental Chemical Corporation
Taylor Forge & Pipe Works
Danly Machine Corporation
Northrop Grumman
Tennessee Valley Authority
Continental Steel Corporation
American Can Company
Kelsey-Hayes Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co.
Rust International Inc.
Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc.
As a possible victim of asbestos exposure through the use of asbestos cloth in your line of work, you have the right to ask for compensations and we can help you get through the process of filing claims with the asbestos trust funds of the companies that risked your well-being.
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