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You've worked in powerhouses for a good part of your career and you were exposed to asbestos
and now you have mesothelioma. Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney
in New York City. And I'd like to talk to you about the types of exposure to asbestos
that workers in powerhouses had. I'd like to talk to you about a former client of mine
who was a powerhouse worker, who was in what's called "The Major Maintenance Gang" at one
of the utilities here in New York (in New York City). And his job entailed him going
to every powerhouse in that particular utilities system. So he's a good client to talk about
because his job involved all the exposures that a typical powerhouse worker would have.
So he was able to testify in his case about exposure to asbestos on boilers. And having
worked in powerhouses yourself, you know that the boilers in a powerhouse are giant - some
as tall as ten stories. And just covered and filled with asbestos product including asbestos
block, asbestos cement, asbestos gaskets, asbestos refactoring. And this particular
former client of mine talked about asbestos pipe covering on the pipes throughout the
powerhouses, as well as asbestos blankets on the turbines attached with wire to the
exterior of the turbines. He talked about asbestos containing *** gaskets used on
almost every pipe in the entire powerhouse. He discussed asbestos covering on various
equipment like pumps and other types of equipment. He talked about asbestos on valves. He talked
about asbestos packing and gaskets used inside of various types of equipment. And these are
many of the exposures to asbestos that powerhouse workers can have. But there are many more
and I'm sure you have many questions about the type of exposures to asbestos that a worker
would have at a powerhouse. Well we can answer your questions. I'm Joe Williams. I invite
you to call our office at the number below and we'll answer your questions. We represent
mesothelioma victims every day and we certainly will be there to answer your questions for
you. Thank you for listening.