ASBESTOS CEMENT SIDING;
LEGAL ADVICE . . .

Is your mesothelioma related to construction work involving asbestos cement siding? Contact the asbestos-injury law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg for legal advice and a free case review.

Read below about the health hazards of asbestos cement siding and how seasoned legal advice from a Weitz & Luxenberg asbestos attorney can help you and your family obtain compensation for mounting medical bills, lost wages and suffering.

Headquartered in New York City, Weitz & Luxenberg has successfully represented thousands of workers against employers who failed to provide safe conditions and product manufacturers who failed to issue warnings about the dangers of working with asbestos, a cancer-causing construction material.

Asbestos cement siding legal advice

July 26, 2010 – According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), if asbestos cement siding (found on many homes built before the 1970s) is damaged, sanded, cut or drilled, those activities can release toxic asbestos fibers into the air creating a hazardous work site and ripe conditions for job-related asbestos exposure.

Accidental inhalation of airborne asbestos fibers at a construction site is the primary pathway for worker asbestos exposure, which is known to cause mesothelioma, the deadliest of asbestos-related diseases.

Asbestos kills approximately 10,000 people in the United States every year. Today, by law, asbestos abatement contractors must remove the toxic material before any renovation or demolition work proceeds.

Asbestos cement siding legal advice

Besides the thousands of workers who fitted asbestos cement siding during routine construction activities, workers in industrial cement plants were also at risk for developing asbestos illnesses.

Prior to the 1970s, factory workers were rarely advised to wear protective work gear. So their daily routine of mixing powdered asbestos ingredients with powdered cement, to produce moldable asbestos cement siding material, frequently led to asbestos exposure, especially in the confined areas of an industrial plant.

That’s why in 1977, the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the use of asbestos in asbestos cement siding and most other construction products and materials.

Unfortunately, the ban applied only to the manufacturing of new supplies; existing stocks of asbestos cement continued to be used until the mid-1980s.

Due to the long latency period of mesothelioma, sometimes up to 50 years, many retired asbestos cement siding workers are only now being diagnosed with serious illnesses.

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Mesothelioma is a preventable cancer that is primarily caused by the negligence of employers and asbestos product manufacturers who deliberately overlooked work-site health safety to reduce expenses and to boost profits.

Have you been diagnosed with mesothelioma and suspect your work with asbestos cement siding is the cause, we urge you to apply for legal advice through a free case review via the communication form at left.

The free legal consultation is an opportunity to receive important legal advice you will need to make informed decisions during this difficult time. There is no obligation for a free review.

Protect your family’s financial future today by sending us details about your case through the form at left.