PRODUCT USE
60 years
The common insulation products used for heating ducts contained up to 5% asbestos fibers up until the 1980s. The layer of asbestos was usually covering up a fiberglass scrim.
In the case of duct insulation, the asbestos exposure would have taken place when it started to break down. Due to the constant activity happening inside these ducts, the loose fibers of asbestos would have been released into the air. Trying to remove the contaminated wrapping was another way to have been unknowingly exposed to this carcinogenic mineral. You could have been exposed if:
- You worked directly with asbestos-insulated heating ducts
- You performed maintenance work in factories or plants
- You worked on ships
- You performed demolition work
- You were involved in asbestos abatement projects
Companies liable for manufacturing or use of asbestos duct insulation
- Dresser Industries
- Celotex
- Uniroyal Holding, Inc.
- Bartells Asbestos
- U.S. Pipe and Foundry
- Continental Can Company
- Southern Company Services
- Campbell Soup Co.
- Taylor Forge & Pipe Works
- Danly Machine Corporation
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Continental Steel Corporation
- Kelsey-Hayes Company
- Textron Inc.
- American Crane Corporation
- Rust International Inc.
- J.P. Stevens & Company
Relevant occupations that used asbestos duct insulation
- Steamfitters and pipefitters/utilitiesmen
- Abatement workers
- Hull maintenance technicians
- Instrumentmen
- Sonar technicians
- Aviation structural mechanics
- Boatswain’s mates
- Seamen
- Damage controlmen
- Gunner's mates
- Ice cream plant workers
- Printing press workers
- Glass manufacturers
How can we help workers that worked with or around asbestos duct insulation
For all of the negative effects that came after the exposure to asbestos-contaminated products like duct insulation, you deserve to get compensated. With our extensive knowledge in asbestos exposure cases similar to yours, we will manage to get reparations for you and your family by filing claims with the asbestos trust funds available.