Western New York asbestos exposure research
Start with the Western New York workplace, trade or year you remember. H&S organizes source-led records around industrial facilities, work histories and the questions that can narrow an exposure investigation.
Workplaces and records to explore
Bethlehem Steel — Lackawanna
Steel, coke operations and New York asbestos litigation records.
Liberty Plant — Lockport
EPA records concerning a former boiler house and asbestos conditions.
Power City Warehouse — Niagara Falls
EPA records identifying asbestos associated with pipe insulation at the site.
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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