Engineers

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There are numerous types of engineers including chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, civil engineers and industrial engineers. While on the job, these engineers most likely worked in different environments with different types of equipment and products. A common thread, however, was the fact that they were all susceptible to suffering from asbestos exposure to one degree or another especially in the mid to late 20th century.
Through their work on industrial, commercial and residential construction sites, many engineers were likely to come into direct contact with asbestos products including plaster, drywall, paint, insulation, ceiling and floor tiles and electrical wiring.
As a result, engineers were exposed to health risks that increase their chances of developing mesothelioma, lung cancer and other asbestos-related cancers later in life.
Many engineers were also members of engineering unions and we have listed some of these unions for your reference below.

National

  • SPEEA (Unofficial)
  • Society of Professional Engineering Employees Association
  • Engineers and Architects Association
  • International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
  • International Union of Operating Engineers

Regional

  • SPEEA - Local 2001, Seattle and Everett, WA and Wichita, KA

Alabama

  • Marshall Engineers and Scientists Association, Local 27, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL

California

  • Local 3 - Alameda, CA
  • Local 32, San Diego, CA
  • Local 501, California State Water Project
  • Stationary Engineers Local 39, CA

Colorado

  • Local 9

Connecticut

  • Local 478 - Hamden, CT

District of Columbia

  • Local 75, Washington, DC

Idaho

  • Local 94 - U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office

Illinois

  • Local 143, Chicago Public School Engineers
  • Operating Engineers Local 148, Maryville, IL
  • Local 150 -- Countryside, IL
  • Local 399 -- Chicago, IL
  • Operating Engineers Local Union #649, Peoria, IL

Iowa

  • Local 234 - Iowa

Michigan

  • Local 547 - Michigan

Minnesota

  • Operating Engineers Local 49, Southern MN

New Jersey

  • Local 68 - W. Caldwell, NJ

New York

  • Local 30, Richmond Hill, NY
  • Operating Engineers Local 94, New York, NY

Ohio

  • Local 18, Cleveland, OH

Pennsylvania

  • Local 95 - Pittsburgh, PA

South Carolina

  • Local 470 -- Aiken, SC

Texas

  • Local 351, TX

Virginia

  • Local 1, Portsmouth, VA
  • Local 3, Philadelphia, VA

Washington

  • Local 12 - Naval Employee, Puget Sound
  • Local 17 - Seattle, WA
  • Local 286 - Washington

West Virginia

  • Operating Engineer's National HAZMAT Program - Beaver, WV
  • United Archaeological Field Technicians, IUOE Local 141 - Weirton, WUnited Archaeological Field Technicians, IUOE Local 141 - Weirton, WV

Wisconsin

  • Operating Engineers Local 139

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