In most buildings built before 1980 in State, and everywhere else in the U.S., asbestos products were used in the construction.

Asbestos is a mineral with specific qualities that made it useful for a lot of different building products, and those products were extremely common for decades. It was used in insulation, roofing shingles, drywall, floor and ceiling tiles, paint, cement, and plenty of other things.

Throughout the towns and regions of State, buildings of every kind – homes, schools, hospitals, offices, industrial worksites – all utilized asbestos-containing materials.

The danger of working as Job Group lies in asbestos' microscopic fibers, which were released into the air, where they can be inhaled and cause serious health issues.

Exposure to asbestos has been linked to diseases like mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Ideally, no one would be asked to work such a dangerous job without the appropriate protective gear and safety protocols in place, but that was not always the case for Job Group. As a result, many people were exposed to asbestos through this type of work.

Because so many different products contained asbestos, a great deal of workers, like Job Group, ended up being exposed to harmful fibers. Job Group may have come into contact with asbestos in a variety of places and environments, and many different locations across City, State like the ones on the following list.