Asbestos Products: Household Appliances
Asbestos is regarded as a remarkable building agent because of its superior ability to insulate, flame resistant qualities, and low cost. Companies used asbestos in everything from buildings to boilers but companies also used asbestos in a number of household products, as well.
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Professional bakers and pastry cooks working with industrial ovens that contain asbestos may be at increased risk of developing respiratory tract cancers, according to the results of a new study from Italy. More...
Unique Suit Targets Appliance Firms Family Claims Asbestos Killed Local Repairman. San Clemente, CA (3/20/01)
In cozy, close-knit San Clemente, John Doe was known as "Mr. Fix-It." As long as his appliance repair shop on Del Mar Avenue - stayed open for business, retirees in the seaside town never had to junk their ancient toasters, crockpots and irons. But the combination of his' skill and his clients' frugality proved deadly when the repairman developed abdominal cancer in May 1997, after 34 years of alleged exposure to asbestos. More...