Asbestos Jobs: Not Expected
Asbestos was originally hailed as a miracle mineral that could withstand high heat, intense weather, and sea travel. This natural occurring mineral was used in most buildings up until the 1980s. As a result a lot of people live in homes and work in buildings containing asbestos. Lawsuits surrounding asbestos injuries put many large companies out of business. These companies failed to inform and protect their workers even though they had medical data that showed asbestos caused asbestosis, desmoplastic mesothelioma, and other forms of cancer. The dangers of asbestos became known because of insurance companies refusal to insure workers who worked around asbestos. The data collected showed many people in asbestos jobs contracting the same illness. This put asbestos workers at high risk, as a result they were denied coverage.
