A-Best Products Company manufactured and sold safety products that were designed to protect the wearer from high heat, flame, and dangerous chemicals. Asbestos in A-Best Products, like industrial gloves, aprons, and other accessories, put wearers at risk for asbestos-related diseases, including malignant mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, and asbestosis. A-Best Products Company History and Asbestos A-Best
Located on the Puget Sound in Washington State, what was once Fort Lewis officially became Joint Base Lewis-McChord after 2010, when it was made one of twelve joint bases across the Department of Defense. Created in support of training and deployment for World War I, the base has a long history of leveraging airlift capability, proximity
The Linotype machine is noted as one of the most important inventions of the late 19th century. Invented in 1884 by Baltimore watchmaker Ottmar Mergenthaler, it was described by Thomas Edison as the “eighth wonder of the world.” It reduced the amount of time that it took to prepare a single page of newspaper from two or
Seneca Army Depot was built immediately before 1940 to serve as a munitions storage facility for the U.S. military. Located in Romulus, New York, it operated for sixty years, supplying nearly all of the ammunition and military supplies sent to support American troops as they fought in World War II, the Korean Conflict, Vietnam, the
Fort Benning is a United States Army post located near Columbus, Georgia, on Georgia’s border with Alabama. Known as the Home of the Infantry, it was established in 1918 as Camp Benning. Today, as part of the process of renaming all bases with names associated with the Confederacy, it is known as Fort Moore in
Tyler Pipe Industries (TPI) is a plumbing product company based in Tyler, Texas. The company began adding asbestos to many of the products it manufactured in the mid-1960s. Additionally, it used so much asbestos in its worksites and was so negligent in its management that hundreds of employees were sickened with asbestos-related diseases, including malignant pleural
Air ducts used in heating and air conditioning systems. Rain gutters. Outdoor signs, siding, and metal roofs. These are just a few of the items that sheet metal workers fabricate or install. The job has always paid well, and the work is a point of pride for those who’ve pursued it. Industry professionals boast that
Fort Hood is a U.S. Army post located in Killeen, Texas. Recently renamed Fort Cavazos as part of The Naming Commission’s assignment to rename military installations originally named for Confederate soldiers, the base has been part of U.S. military history since 1942, when the War Department set the land aside to test and train World
Gaskets are mechanical seals that fit between two surfaces. Designed to prevent leakage under pressure, they have been used in applications ranging from car engines to heating systems and boilers. Though today’s gaskets are made from carbon-based or organic materials, for almost a century they were made from asbestos. Though asbestos gave gaskets strength and heat resistance,
Gaskets are mechanical seals that fit between two surfaces. Designed to prevent leakage under pressure, they have been used in applications ranging from car engines to heating systems and boilers. Though today’s gaskets are made from carbon-based or organic materials, for almost a century they were made from asbestos. Though asbestos gave gaskets strength and