Mesothelioma Powerhouses Risk for Workers

Why so many people who worked in powerhouses now have mesothelioma cancer or another asbestos disease.

Powerhouses require a lot of heat to carry out production. Insulators were used to run powerhouses when they were first built.

This is why asbestos became an integral component in the powerhouse equipment. Asbestos is heat- and fire-resistant and it is also resistant to electricity. This made asbestos the perfect material for use in power plants.

Power plants contains rows and rows of hot water pipes and tons of electrical cable.

Since asbestos was an excellent insulator, these pipes and cables were often lined with it.

Asbestos was also used to insulate the turbines which generate the power and the boilers used to make steam.

Even the protective clothing worn by powerhouse workers was made from asbestos.

While asbestos was cheap and easy to use, exposure to the dust is very dangerous.

Asbestos may have been used to keep power plants safe, but it can cause serious health problems such as mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer, as well as lung cancer. It can also cause asbestosis--a very serious respiratory illness.

Many workers were exposed to asbestos during the installation and maintenance of boilers which used the material as insulation.

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