{"id":17822,"date":"2021-04-05T14:55:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T18:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/?page_id=17822"},"modified":"2025-02-26T16:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:29:49","slug":"electricians","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/occupations\/electricians\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricians"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Electricians and Asbestos Exposure<\/h2>\n<p>Electrical trades were highly susceptible to <a href=\"\/asbestos\/exposure\/\">asbestos exposure<\/a> during its peak use. Asbestos was considered a perfect substance to use in manufacturing electrical products.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s lightweight, stable and an excellent insulator for thermal transfer of heat and cold. Asbestos also has neutral conductivity, making it the ideal insulator for coating electrical wires.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of seven decades, multiple generations of electricians worked in asbestos-filled environments. Many electricians developed <a href=\"\/mesothelioma\/\">mesothelioma<\/a>. It is only caused by inhaling or ingesting asbestos fibers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-shortcode\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.callout-shortcode{background:#EDF8F9;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;padding:20px 20px 20px 24px;margin:40px 0;max-width:860px;position:relative}.callout-shortcode:before{content:\" \";position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;width:4px;height:100%;left:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg, #0FAEBF 0%, #EDF8F9 100%)}.callout-shortcode .callout-shortcode-heading{color:#100134;font-size:22px;display:block;margin:0 0 15px}.callout-shortcode:first-child{margin-top:0}.callout-shortcode:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.callout-shortcode .img-wrap{margin-bottom:20px}.callout-shortcode.hope>strong{padding-top:17px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:74px}.callout-shortcode.hope .img-wrap{left:22px;position:absolute;top:20px;width:59px}.callout-shortcode.hope .img-wrap:before{background:#fff url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mh-icon-65.png);background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:70%;border-radius:30px;bottom:-10px;content:\"\";display:block;height:30px;position:absolute;right:-10px;width:30px}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.callout-shortcode{padding:25px 25px 25px 34px}.callout-shortcode .callout-shortcode-heading{font-size:24px}.callout-shortcode .img-wrap{margin-bottom:0}.callout-shortcode.has-img{min-height:170px;padding-left:175px}.callout-shortcode.has-img .img-wrap{position:absolute;left:29px;top:25px;width:119px}.callout-shortcode.hope.has-img{padding-left:170px}.callout-shortcode.hope>strong{padding:0}.callout-shortcode.hope .img-wrap{width:109px}.callout-shortcode.hope .img-wrap:before{background-size:66%;bottom:-15px;height:42px;width:42px}}<\/style><strong class=\"callout-shortcode-heading\">Asbestos is Now a Known Danger<\/strong><div class=\"content\"><p>Until the early 1980s, most electricians didn\u2019t know how volatile asbestos exposure was. Today, a large number of electricians employed during the mid-20th century are at great risk of developing this deadly cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>How Electricians Were Exposed to Asbestos<\/h3>\n<p>Electricians worked with large quantities of airborne asbestos fibers at all types of job sites. This exposure occurred from the 1920s when many building products contained asbestos and were present where electricians worked.<\/p>\n<p>Many electricians worked on construction, maintenance, repair, and renovation sites. Their work required them to cut through asbestos-insulated wires and walls stuffed with asbestos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"did-you-know icon-bell\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.did-you-know{background:#F3F2F0;border-radius:10px;margin:40px 0;padding:20px 20px 20px 80px;position:relative}.did-you-know:before{position:absolute;left:20px;top:20px;width:45px;height:45px;background:#0FAEBF;border-radius:50px;color:#fff;text-align:center;line-height:45px;font-size:27px}.did-you-know .heading{font-size:24px;color:#100134;padding:10px 0;display:block;margin:0 0 5px}.did-you-know h2,.did-you-know .h2,.did-you-know h3,.did-you-know .h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.14}@media screen and (min-width: 1024px){.did-you-know{padding:25px 25px 25px 90px}.did-you-know:before{left:25px;top:25px}.did-you-know .heading{padding:8px 0}.did-you-know h2,.did-you-know .h2,.did-you-know h3,.did-you-know .h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.14}}<\/style><strong class=\"heading\">Electricians Disturbed Asbestos Fibers<\/strong><p>Every time they handled asbestos materials, electricians sent tiny fibers airborne. Workers who inhaled these dangerous fibers could later suffer from life-threatening health problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-vqueid=\"1361\" class=\"widget widget_oscar-vque default image-right has-img\"><style type=\"text\/css\" data-style=\"default\">.widget_oscar-vque.default{margin:60px auto;max-width:315px}.widget_oscar-vque.default:first-child{margin-top:0}.widget_oscar-vque.default:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.widget_oscar-vque.default>a{background:#2F293D;display:block;padding:20px;border-radius:10px;color:#fff;text-decoration:none}.widget_oscar-vque.default img{margin:0 auto 20px;max-width:150px;width:100%}.widget_oscar-vque.default .vque-content{font-size:16px;text-align:center}.widget_oscar-vque.default strong.subheading{display:block;line-height:1;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:5px}.widget_oscar-vque.default strong.heading{font-size:20px;display:block;margin:0 0 25px}.widget_oscar-vque.default ul{font-size:16px;text-align:left;list-style:none;max-width:265px;line-height:1.4;margin:15px auto 25px}.widget_oscar-vque.default ul li{padding-left:28px;margin-bottom:10px}.widget_oscar-vque.default ul li:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.widget_oscar-vque.default ul li:before{font-family:\"mesohope\" !important;font-display:swap;speak:none;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-transform:none;line-height:1;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing:grayscale;content:\"\\e904\";border:none;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;background:#0FAEBF;width:20px;height:20px;border-radius:20px;line-height:20px;text-align:center;font-size:12px}.widget_oscar-vque.default strong.button.arrow{width:100%}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.widget_oscar-vque.default{max-width:620px}.widget_oscar-vque.default>a{padding:0}.widget_oscar-vque.default>a>div{display:block;display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;flex-direction:row-reverse}.widget_oscar-vque.default>a>div>div{padding:0 25px 0 0;width:41%}.widget_oscar-vque.default>a .vque-content{width:59%;padding:30px;text-align:left}.widget_oscar-vque.default img{max-width:90%;margin-bottom:0}.widget_oscar-vque.default strong.subheading{font-size:16px}.widget_oscar-vque.default strong.heading{font-size:24px;margin:0 0 16px}.widget_oscar-vque.default ul{max-width:none}.widget_oscar-vque.default strong.button.arrow{width:auto}.widget_oscar-vque.default.image-left>a>div{display:block;position:relative;overflow:hidden}.widget_oscar-vque.default.image-left>a>div img{max-width:100%}.widget_oscar-vque.default.image-left>a>div>div{float:left}.widget_oscar-vque.default.image-left>a>div>div:first-child{width:27%;padding:30px}.widget_oscar-vque.default.image-left>a>div>div.vque-content{width:73%;padding-left:0}}<\/style><a href=\"\/mesothelioma-guide\/\" title=\"Get Your Free 2026 Mesothelioma Guide\" class=\"cte\" data-ce-category=\"In-Content Ads\" data-ce-label=\"Get Your Free 2026 Mesothelioma Guide Ad\" data-desktop-image=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/guide-image-vertical.png\"><div><div><div class=\"image-fade\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/guide-image-vertical.png\" class=\"attachment-Medium size-Medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mesothelioma Guide Images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/guide-image-vertical.png 296w, https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/guide-image-vertical-55x55.png 55w, https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/guide-image-vertical-102x100.png 102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vque-content\"><strong class=\"heading\">Get Your Free 2026 Mesothelioma Guide<\/strong><ul>\n<li>Symptoms &amp; staging<\/li>\n<li>Average prognosis<\/li>\n<li>Life-extending treatments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong class=\"button arrow\" title=\"Get Your Free Guide\">Get Your Free Guide<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Asbestos Products Used in Electrical Work<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Many electrical products were formerly made with asbestos, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cables<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/products\/electrical-wiring\/\">Electric Wiring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/products\/insulation\/\">Insulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall worksites also exposed electricians to all sorts of <a href=\"\/products\/\">asbestos products<\/a> as many other building products of the time contained asbestos.<\/p>\n<p>Paints, glues, and sealants contained asbestos particles that filled the air from cutting, shaping, and installing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Construction sites also had asbestos in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flooring and <a href=\"\/products\/tiles\/\">tiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/products\/roofing\/\">Roofing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Siding<\/li>\n<li>Wall insulation<\/li>\n<li>Wallboard and millboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wires and cables weren\u2019t the only electrical products containing asbestos. Asbestos linings and washers insulated breaker boxes and contact terminals.<\/p>\n<p>Electric ducts or raceways were filled with asbestos to prevent fires from electrical shorts. Even an electrician\u2019s clothing and tools were made with asbestos to insulate them from electrocution.<\/p>\n<h2>Electrician Careers<\/h2>\n<p>Every American jurisdiction requires electricians to be trained and certified. Electricians go through a period of apprenticing before being licensed to work on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Ticketed electricians are called journeymen. This trade-qualification has been in place since the 1800s when electrical systems began.<\/p>\n<p>By the turn of the 20th century, the electrical industry was booming. Generation stations and transmission lines tied a grid across the nation. It served cities, farms, and factories. The demand for experienced electricians grew enormously.<\/p>\n<p>Soon, electrical systems snaked through homes, automobiles, and the growing number of ships being built to serve the military and intercontinental trade.<\/p>\n<p>Ticketed electricians generally fell into three classifications. Their training in electrical theory was similar but their practical applications involved different materials and processes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The three electrician levels included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Residential electricians:\u00a0<\/strong>worked with light voltage and amperage. They wired homes, apartment blocks, and multi-family projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commercial electricians:<\/strong>\u00a0worked on medium-sized buildings. Businesses, schools, and small factories are prime examples of projects worked on by commercial electricians.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Industrial electricians:<\/strong> worked on large-sized buildings. They installed electrical wiring and control components in factories, mills, and refineries as well as in electrical generation powerhouses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Auto assembly lines, shipyards, and aircraft factories employed hundreds of specialized electricians. But no matter what role electricians served during most of the 20th century, they were all exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n<h2>Electrician Health Risks<\/h2>\n<p>Tiny shards of spear-like asbestos fibers filled the air where electricians worked. Day after day and year after year, electricians inhaled microscopic asbestos particles that embedded in the tissue linings of their lungs, abdomen, or heart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"did-you-know icon-bell\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.did-you-know{background:#F3F2F0;border-radius:10px;margin:40px 0;padding:20px 20px 20px 80px;position:relative}.did-you-know:before{position:absolute;left:20px;top:20px;width:45px;height:45px;background:#0FAEBF;border-radius:50px;color:#fff;text-align:center;line-height:45px;font-size:27px}.did-you-know .heading{font-size:24px;color:#100134;padding:10px 0;display:block;margin:0 0 5px}.did-you-know h2,.did-you-know .h2,.did-you-know h3,.did-you-know .h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.14}@media screen and (min-width: 1024px){.did-you-know{padding:25px 25px 25px 90px}.did-you-know:before{left:25px;top:25px}.did-you-know .heading{padding:8px 0}.did-you-know h2,.did-you-know .h2,.did-you-know h3,.did-you-know .h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.14}}<\/style><strong class=\"heading\">Asbestos Causes Cancer<\/strong><p>Asbestos fibers are impossible to exhale. They sit in the organ lining forever, irritating healthy cells until they mutate into cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In most cases, <a href=\"\/mesothelioma\/symptoms\/\">mesothelioma symptoms<\/a> do not become noticeable until the cancer has spread throughout the body. By then, the prognosis for electricians or anyone exposed to asbestos on a regular basis is poor.<\/p>\n<h2>Help for Mesothelioma Victims<\/h2>\n<p>What\u2019s tragic about electricians who develop mesothelioma is that their exposure was preventable. Asbestos manufacturers were fully aware of the health risks of their products and failed to warn workers of the medical risks.<\/p>\n<p>There are many court precedents where electricians and other tradespeople are compensated after developing mesothelioma. Awards are available for lost income, medical expenses, and punitive damages.<\/p>\n<p>Families are also allowed to file claims on behalf of members with mesothelioma. This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/legal\/lawsuit\/wrongful-death\/\">wrongful death lawsuits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Justice Support Team can provide you with more legal and medical resources if you have mesothelioma. Get a <a href=\"\/simmons-hanly-conroy\/\">free case review<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-columns-wrapper\"><style type=\"text\/css\">html body .link-columns-wrapper{font-size:16px;margin:40px 0}html body .link-columns-wrapper:first-child{margin-top:0}html body .link-columns-wrapper .h2{border-bottom:2px solid #e9e9e9;color:inherit;display:block;font-size:18px;line-height:34px;margin:0 0 24px;padding:0 0 15px 40px;position:relative}html body .link-columns-wrapper .h2 i{font-size:26px;left:0;position:absolute;top:0px}html body .link-columns-wrapper:last-child{margin-bottom:0}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){html body .link-columns-wrapper{font-size:16px;margin:40px 0}html body .link-columns-wrapper ul.columns-3{column-count:2}}@media screen and (min-width: 1024px){html body .link-columns-wrapper ul.columns-3{column-count:3}}<\/style><strong class=\"h2\" role=\"heading\"><i class=\"icon-welder\"><\/i>More At-Risk Occupations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class='columns-3'>\n<li><a title=\"Aircraft Mechanics\" href=\"\/occupations\/aircraft-mechanics\/\">Aircraft Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Boilermakers\" href=\"\/occupations\/boilermakers\/\">Boilermakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Construction Workers\" href=\"\/occupations\/construction-workers\/\">Construction Workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Electricians\" href=\"\/occupations\/electricians\/\">Electricians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Factory Workers\" href=\"\/occupations\/factory-workers\/\">Factory Workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Firefighters\" href=\"\/occupations\/firefighters\/\">Firefighters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"HVAC Mechanics\" href=\"\/occupations\/hvac-mechanics\/\">HVAC Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Iron Workers\" href=\"\/occupations\/iron-workers\/\">Iron Workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Plumbers\" href=\"\/occupations\/plumbers-pipefitters\/\">Plumbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Roofers\" href=\"\/occupations\/roofers\/\">Roofers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Steel Mill Workers\" href=\"\/occupations\/steel-mill-workers\/\">Steel Mill Workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Teachers\" href=\"\/occupations\/teachers\/\">Teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electricians and Asbestos Exposure Electrical trades were highly susceptible to asbestos exposure during its peak use. Asbestos was considered a perfect substance to use in manufacturing electrical products. It\u2019s lightweight, stable and an excellent insulator for thermal transfer of heat and cold. 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