Machine Room Ceilings
During the housing and industry boom that eventually followed World War II, the demand for products containing asbestos grew exponentially, until in the decades leading up to the 1970s, nearly 5000 consumer materials and products contained the deadly material. Due to its insulating properties and relative durability, asbestos was a widely-used product in factories and other places of industry, which required insulation to keep workers comfortable and otherwise regulate the temperature in machine rooms, where workers oftentimes would run large, powerful, heat-expending machines to manufacture consumer goods. In many of these factories that operated in the 1960s and 1970s - some of which still operate today - machine room ceiling tiles that contained asbestos were installed to insulate the rooms against high temperatures in such a fashion.
Why insulate with asbestos? Despite the dangers about which much of the public was aware in the 1970s, many manufacturing corporations installed asbestos tiles onto machine room ceilings to protect workers and machines from the effects of high temperatures. Some job they did. Sure, asbestos served as a durable, cheap, lightweight, and efficient insulator, but it did not protect machine room workers as well as their employers assured them. By the time the 1970s came around, thousands of workers had already succumbed to fatal illnesses caused by their exposure to asbestos in machine room ceilings and other forms of asbestos insulation. Many victims and the families of victims filed lawsuits against the manufacturers of machine room ceiling tiles, and most of these plaintiffs found a great deal of success. However, these victories could not save the thousands who had already died from mesothelioma, asbestosis, and other asbestos-related illnesses, and the pressures exerted via lawsuit upon manufacturers did not encourage all asbestos-industry corporations to discontinue their products.
As a result of this negligence, thousands of workers in America and their loved ones die each year from asbestos-related illnesses like mesothelioma, and over 200,000 asbestos-related lawsuits are still pending. Because asbestos still remains a danger in countless factories in the United States and abroad, many thousands or millions of innocent workers will eventually develop mesothelioma or another life-threatening, asbestos-related medical condition. In fact, researchers estimate that by the second half of this century, over one million people will have died from an illness caused by asbestos. This chaos and construction could have easily been avoided, if only the manufacturers of asbestos machine room ceiling tiles had warned workers and their employers about the dangers of exposure to asbestos. Why didn't they say something while they had the chance, when thousands of lives still could have been saved?
If you have worked in a machine room or at a factory, you may have been exposed to friable asbestos fibers, which can cause serious damage to your lungs and organs once they are inhaled. You may show no sign of illness now, but this does not protect you in the future. If you believe that you have been exposed to the damaging effects of asbestos, fight back against the manufacturers of machine room ceiling tiles, the callous greedy industry that put you and your family at risk. The clock is ticking -- seize the day, today! Contact an attorney who can help to make sure the manufacturers of asbestos products are held responsible for their greed. Call an experienced attorney today.
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