Capital Region and Hudson Valley asbestos exposure research
Start with the plant, arsenal, utility, hospital, mill, trade or project you remember. H&S connects those details to public records without asking the family to know the asbestos answer first.
Workplaces and records to explore
General Electric — Schenectady
Schenectady manufacturing history and a New York asbestos court record.
Watervliet Arsenal
Army manufacturing history and EPA records expressly identifying asbestos waste.
Orange & Rockland Utilities
Utility-system history and a Court of Appeals work-history record.
Old Saratoga Hospital
EPA facility evidence involving pipe and duct insulation and old boilers.
TechCity / former IBM
EPA records involving asbestos-contaminated buildings at the former production facility.
The details that make a workplace memory useful
Place and time
Employer, plant, building, department, project and approximate years.
Work
Trade, job title, daily duties, shutdowns, repairs and work done by nearby crews.
Equipment and materials
Boilers, piping, valves, pumps, turbines, electrical equipment, furnaces, insulation, brakes and building materials remembered from the work.
People and records
Coworkers, contractors, unions, Social Security records, photographs, specifications, manuals and public records can help corroborate the history.
Start with the memory, then follow the evidence
H&S does not require a family to identify an asbestos product before beginning. A workplace name, occupation, approximate year, machine or coworker can be enough to organize the next questions.
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