|title=Drywall Installers & Mesothelioma: Joint Compound Exposure 1940-1977
|description=Drywall workers inhaled up to 59 f/cc asbestos during joint compound mixing—590x OSHA limits. Learn about $30+ billion in trust fund compensatio
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|keywords=carpenters asbestos exposure, carpenter mesothelioma, joint compound asbestos, construction worker mesothelioma, asbestos drywall, carpenter com
...ancer. This extraordinary disease burden stems from decades of exposure to joint compounds containing 3-15% asbestos, ceiling tiles with up to 30% asbestos
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...virtually every building material used during the asbestos era, from joint compound and floor tiles to roofing materials, insulation, and fireproofing. The com
...active asbestos [[Trust Funds|trust funds]], with major trusts from joint compound and insulation manufacturers providing compensation for documented construc
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...purchase the materials its members worked with. Asbestos-containing joint compound, floor tile, transite, and the asbestos pipe insulation that surrounded car
...twork, asbestos floor tile in control buildings, asbestos-containing joint compound in offices and break rooms, and asbestos-containing acoustical sealants thr
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...ts, refractory, transite cladding, asbestos floor tile, and asbestos joint compound. Local 551 carpenters worked those jobsites alongside [[Pipefitters Local U
...ves''' in control buildings, lab areas, and offices; and '''asbestos joint compound''' (3–15% chrysotile) in interior finishes through the 1970s.
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* '''Joint compound alone generated billions in liability''' — Georgia-Pacific's Ready Mix, use
...und Exposure''' || 1-5 f/cc during dry mixing of asbestos-containing joint compound powder — 10-50 times the current OSHA PEL<ref name="mlcgp" />
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...pplied to job sites included pervasive asbestos-containing products: joint compound, floor tile, ceiling tile, acoustical plaster, transite board, adhesives, c
Each craft carries its own asbestos exposure profile. Joint compound and ceiling work define the interior systems and general carpenter exposure
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...iles, popcorn ceilings, pipe insulation, vermiculite, roof shingles, joint compound
...r a long list of residential building products — from floor tile and joint compound to pipe insulation and roof shingles.<ref name="osha" /><ref name="atsdr" /
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=== Joint Compound (Drywall Mud) ===
...y major manufacturers for decades. Sanding dried asbestos-containing joint compound generated extreme airborne fiber levels, posing significant risk to drywall
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* '''Joint compound''' — drywall joint compound and spackling
...nclude manufacturers of floor tiles, ceiling tiles, pipe insulation, joint compound, and boiler insulation. Many of these manufacturers knew their products wer
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...ruction''' — worked with asbestos-bearing plaster, drywall compound, joint compound, fire-retardant coatings, and acoustic texture materials standard through t
...nishing crews handled asbestos-containing plaster, drywall compound, joint compound, texture coatings, and fire-retardant treatments standard through the late
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...bestos cement (Transite) pipe and panels, vinyl-asbestos floor tile, joint compound and spackling, spray-applied fireproofing, roofing felts and shingles, acou
...lagging, turbine and pipe insulation, gaskets and packing on every flanged joint, asbestos rope and millboard, brake bands and clutch facings on deck equipm
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...eproofing, while [[Construction Workers|construction workers]] encountered joint compounds, ceiling tiles, and flooring materials. Understanding which produ
'''Joint Compounds and Drywall Products:'''
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...m reorganization — compensates exposure to USG's asbestos-containing joint compound, ceiling tile, and other building products. The USG Trust is one of the tru
* [[USG_Trust|USG Trust]] — United States Gypsum joint-compound and ceiling-tile trust
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...sbestos-exposure/occupational/plumbers-pipefitters/ pipe insulation, joint compound, cement pipes, gaskets, and valve packing] throughout residential, commerci
...during the asbestos era. Drywall installers used asbestos-containing joint compound. Roofers installed asbestos shingles and felts. Tile setters worked with as
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...0s through the 1980s, embedded in pipe insulation, gaskets, valve packing, joint compounds, asbestos-cement pipe, welding blankets, and protective coatings.
...— Workers encountered asbestos in pipe insulation, gaskets, valve packing, joint compounds, welding blankets, protective clothing, and the pipe itself<ref n
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| Floor leveling compound || 5-15% || Substrate preparation
| Grout and caulk || 3-10% || Joint filling
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| '''USG Asbestos Trust''' || 11% || ~$17,050 || Drywall, joint compound, plaster
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=== Joint Compound and Texture Products ===
'''Definition:''' Joint compounds, spackling pastes, and texture coatings for drywall finishing con
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...olor:#e67e22; font-weight:bold;" | High || Asbestos pipe insulation, joint compound, boiler room work
...nd barges since World War II. Watercraft operations are based primarily at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA (formerly Fort Eustis), the Army's transportation c
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