Asbestos Product Categories
Workers often remember the product they used — not the company name. Browse 64 product categories below to find the materials you handled. Click any category to see specific products, manufacturers, and trust fund eligibility.
Adhesives and Mastics
Air Handlers & HVAC Equipment
Pre-1980 air handling units, duct lining, and HVAC insulation frequently contained asbestos. Sheet metal …
Asbestos Cement Pipe
Asbestos Cement Products
Asbestos Shingles
Asbestos Textiles
Attic Fill
Automotive Friction Products
Original equipment brake components and friction materials in vehicles manufactured before 1980 commonly …
Block Insulation
Boilers & Boiler Insulation
Industrial boilers were insulated with asbestos block, blanket, and cement products on their fireboxes, steam …
Brake Pads & Friction Products
Chrysotile asbestos provided the heat resistance and durability required in automotive and industrial brake …
Ceiling Tile & Acoustic Products
Acoustic ceiling tile, lay-in panel systems, and spray-applied decorative finishes used chrysotile asbestos …
Cement Board and Siding
Cement Pipe, Board & Transite
Asbestos-cement products — marketed under the trade name 'Transite' — were used for roofing, siding, flue …
Cement Process Equipment
Drilling Fluids & Completion Fluids
Chrysotile asbestos was used as a fluid loss additive and viscosifier in certain oil well drilling muds and …
Paper Mill Dryer Felts
Dryer felts used in paper manufacturing were historically manufactured with asbestos fiber content to …
Drywall Texture
Electrical Insulation & Panels
Asbestos was used extensively in electrical arc chutes, panel board liners, wire insulation, and switchgear …
Electrical Switchgear & Components
High-voltage switchgear, circuit breakers, and electrical components used asbestos arc barriers and phenolic …
Electrical Equipment
Fiber Glass Piping
Fireproofing
Floor Tile & Adhesive
Vinyl asbestos floor tile (VAT) and its associated mastic adhesives were installed in virtually every …
Gaskets & Packing
Asbestos gaskets and compressed sheet packing were installed throughout refineries, chemical plants, and power …
Gaskets and Packing
Gaskets, Packing & Sealing Materials
Compressed asbestos gaskets and shaft packing were standard sealing materials in high-temperature industrial …
Heat Exchangers
HVAC Equipment
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment manufactured with asbestos-containing insulation, …
Industrial Chemicals & Talc
Several industrial chemical products and talc-based compounds were contaminated with naturally occurring …
Industrial Furnaces & Ovens
Heat treat furnaces, annealing ovens, and industrial kilns manufactured with asbestos-lined fireboxes and door …
Insulating Cement
Insulation
Insulation Contracting
Joint Compounds & Patching Plaster
Asbestos-containing joint compounds, spackling pastes, and patching plasters were sold under dozens of brand …
Marine & Shipyard Products
Shipbuilding involved more asbestos per square foot than virtually any other industry — pipe lagging, boiler …
Marine Equipment
Mechanical Contracting
Mining & Excavation Equipment
Mining machinery, shovels, and underground equipment used asbestos insulation and friction components …
Packing
Paper Mill Components
Asbestos was used extensively in paper mill equipment insulation, dryer felts, and steam system components.
Phenolic Molding Compounds
Phenolic molding compounds used in electrical components, appliances, and industrial equipment contained …
Phenolic Resin & Molding Compounds
Asbestos-filled phenolic molding compounds were used in electrical panels, switchgear components, and …
Pipe Covering & Insulation
Preformed asbestos pipe covering was the standard thermal insulation for steam, condensate, and process piping …
Pipe & Block Insulation
Asbestos pipe covering, sectional block insulation, and thermal lagging applied to steam and process piping …
Piping
Plaster & Stucco
Asbestos-containing plaster, stucco, and joint fill products were used in commercial construction through the …
Plaster and Acoustical
Industrial Pumps
Centrifugal and reciprocating pumps used asbestos packing, gaskets, and insulation throughout industrial …
Pumps & Pump Packing
Industrial pumps handling hot water, steam, and chemical slurries relied on asbestos rope packing in their …
Railroad Equipment & Components
Locomotives, railcars, and railroad infrastructure contained asbestos insulation in boilers, brake systems, …
Refractory Materials & Cements
Asbestos-containing refractory cements, gunning mixes, and insulating castables used in steel mills, aluminum …
Roofing Materials
Asbestos-containing roofing felt, shingles, and built-up roofing membranes were the standard industrial and …
Asbestos Roofing & Siding
Asbestos-cement roofing shingles, siding panels, and built-up roofing felts were standard residential and …
Spray Fireproofing
Spray-applied asbestos fireproofing was used on structural steel in buildings constructed between the 1950s …
Spray on Insulation
Steam Traps & Fittings
Steam traps, expansion joints, and steam specialties were heavily insulated with asbestos block and fitting …
Asbestos Textiles, Cloth & Tape
Woven asbestos cloth, tape, rope, and yarn were used as gaskets, thermal barriers, and fire curtains …
Transformers
Turbines & Steam Equipment
Steam turbines in power plants and industrial facilities were wrapped with asbestos insulation from the 1920s …
Valves & Valve Packing
Steam and process valves used asbestos braided packing in their stems and bonnets. Every time a valve was …
Valves, Fittings & Steam Traps
Industrial valves, steam traps, and pipe fittings contained asbestos packing, stem seals, and body gaskets …