Asbestos in Ohio

 

 

Ohio Asbestos

 

Ohio not only has power plants, but also oil refineries and shipyards. All have had asbestos issues in the past. Of course the construction industry has always been linked to asbestos use. 

 

Asbestos is popular among industries because of its inexpensiveness and its resistance to heat, as well as fire. This makes the product popular among metal works and power plants as it can also be woven into fabric to make fireproof protective gear for workers to wear.

 

Job with Asbestos Exposure

 

The power plants are responsible for most, if not all, asbestos exposure that takes place in Ohio. The Cardinal Station and David Besse Nuclear Plant employ hundreds to work in their facilities. Within those facilities, the pipe insulation may contain asbestos due to its ability to resist fire and heat. 

 

Shipyards in Ohio have a high risk of worker asbestos exposure. Thousands of vessels have been demolished and built in these very shipyards. Asbestos-containing products are commonly used in the construction of these ships from the 1930s until the 1980s. When asbestos is disturbed, the fibers are released into the air and made available for human exposure.

 

Oil refineries such as BP Amoco and Shell Oil also contained asbestos. Most of the asbestos in any oil refinery is through the insulation and pipe fittings. The asbestos insulation helps keep the chemicals heated at the right temperature as it is turned into gasoline from the crude oil that is drilled in the ground.

 

A.K. Steel Holding Corporation manufactured steel products have used asbestos to help protect against fire and heat as asbestos is a nonflammable material.  Insulation composed of asbestos was commonly used in these metal works plants to save the employees from risks of fire. What they never realized was saving the employees from fire with asbestos products meant putting them at higher risk for developing mesothelioma or other asbestos-induced diseases instead.  

 

 

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