Ohio Exposed Trades & Union Halls — Asbestos Exposure History
Ohio's construction trades and industrial union locals worked alongside asbestos on virtually every major industrial project from the 1930s through the 1980s. Insulators, boilermakers, pipefitters, electricians, ironworkers, and sheet metal workers encountered asbestos-containing materials every day — in new construction, maintenance shutdowns, and demolition. The union hall you worked out of shapes which facilities appear in your work history and which asbestos products you were exposed to. Click any local to read its documented exposure history and jobsite connections.
Full index of all 10 union locals
- Asbestos Exposure for Heat and Frost Insulators Local 3 Members in Cleveland
- Asbestos Exposure for Ohio Union Workers – Heat & Frost Insulators Local 3 (Cleveland) and Pipefitters UA Local 189 (Columbus)
- Legal Options for URCLPWA Local 5 Members Allegedly Exposed to Asbestos at B.F. Goodrich Akron
- Legal Rights for Insulators Local 8 Members Exposed to Asbestos
- United Steelworkers Local 979 Youngstown, Ohio: Asbestos Exposure Risks and Urgent Legal
- Asbestos Attorney for Lordstown UAW Workers
- Asbestos Exposure Among Ironworkers Local 17 — Cleveland
- Asbestos Exposure Guide for United Steelworkers Local 1307 in Lorain
- Guide for Boilermakers Local 900 Members
- Union Painters District Council 6 Clevel — Asbestos Exposure
Map shows 10 Ohio union locals and 2 documented trade exposure sites. Click any marker to read the exposure history.
Ohio Union Locals — Asbestos Exposure Histories
A diagnosis of mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease is devastating. For members of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 3 …
URGENT FILING DEADLINE WARNING: If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, Ohio law imposes a strict two-year statute of limitations (Ohio Rev. Code …
URGENT FILING DEADLINE WARNING FOR OHIO ASBESTOS CLAIMS: In Ohio, you generally have a strict two-year statute of limitations from the date of your asbestos-related disease …
Members of Insulators Local 8 in Cincinnati, Ohio, built and maintained the region’s industrial and commercial infrastructure for decades. Their work, primarily installing …
United Steelworkers (USW) Local 979 members in Youngstown, Ohio, reportedly built the region’s industrial base for decades. Their dedicated service in steel mills, …
For Members, Retirees, and Families
What You Need to Know About Your Legal Rights
Urgent Filing Deadline Warning: Ohio Asbestos Statute of Limitations
If you or a family member …
Urgent Filing Deadline Warning
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease, you have two years from the date of diagnosis to file …
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For decades, the men and women of United Steelworkers Local 1307 in Lorain, Ohio built the industrial backbone of the Midwest, working in steel mills and pipe manufacturing …
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Why This Guide Exists
For decades, members of International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 900 in …
For Workers, Retirees, and Families Facing Mesothelioma and Asbestos-Related Disease
WARNING: TIME-SENSITIVE. Ohio’s statute of limitations for asbestos-related personal …
Which Trades Had the Highest Asbestos Exposure in Ohio?
Ohio gives asbestos disease victims two years from diagnosis to file under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10. Union members frequently work at dozens of jobsites across their careers — your full work history matters. Contact a Ohio asbestos attorney to document every facility before the deadline.