PRODUCT USE
Asbestos cement pipes were made of Portland cement mixed with asbestos fibers in order to strengthen the final product. This type of cement was also known as transite, due to the addition of asbestos into its composition.
As asbestos cement pipes were used throughout the country in the municipal water systems, the main danger concerning them was drinking the asbestos-fiber infested water. Another risk involving asbestos exposure happened in the factories where the asbestos cement pipes were made. You could have been exposed if:
- You worked as a municipal sewer and water worker
- You helped in manufacturing asbestos cement pipes
Companies liable for manufacturing or use of asbestos cement pipe
- GAF Corporation
- Flintkote Company
- ASARCO
- CertainTeed Corporation
- Johns-Manville
- Tyler Pipe Foundry
- U.S. Pipe and Foundry
- Furnco Construction Corp.
- Continental Can Company
- Southern Company Services
- Danly Machine Corporation
- James River Corporation
How can we help workers that worked with or around asbestos cement pipe
An extended activity around these cement pipes could have exponentially increased the risk of you contracting an asbestos-related illness. For more than 20 years, we have managed to get the victims of asbestos exposure and their families compensated by filing claims with the asbestos trust funds of the companies responsible. Contact us in order to do the same for you.