Asbestos Exposure at Refineries & Chemical Plants

Asbestos in oil refineries, petrochemical plants and powerplants are widespread due to the miles of asbestos covered pipes throughout these complexes. Due to the nature of their jobs, petrochemical and refinery workers whether they are office workers, plant engineers, operators, pipefitters, boilermakers, product gaugers, welders, cleanup, electricians and third party workers and subcontractors.

Not only do these workers are exposed to asbestos fibers in the air, many of the workers are required to cut, weld, sand, paint, repair, and retrofit asbestos containing pipes, vessels, insulation and other asbestos products.

The types of asbestos products in a refinery include asbestos boards, asbestos panels, asbestos tape, asbestos rope gaskets, pipe covering, blocks, refractory products, millboards, asbestos paper, roll insulation, rollboards, electrical products, pipecoverings, stack linings, filler, flat gaskets and mineral boards.

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