High-Risk Occupations for Asbestos Exposure

Certain occupations carried elevated asbestos exposure risk during the twentieth century, particularly before regulations restricted asbestos use. U.S. Navy veterans, shipyard workers, construction trades, mechanics, miners, firefighters, manufacturing workers, and others handled asbestos-containing materials regularly. This section covers the occupational settings linked to asbestos exposure, what research describes about exposure intensity, and the long-term disease risk profile for workers in these fields.