Asbestos gaskets were widely used in industrial equipment because asbestos could withstand heat, pressure, and heavy wear. In this video, Justinian Lane discusses older asbestos gasket materials, including historical gasket advertising and industrial products made by companies that once used asbestos in their equipment.
You’ll learn why asbestos gaskets mattered in workplaces such as plants, refineries, ships, and maintenance settings, and how workers could be exposed when old gasket material was handled, scraped, removed, or replaced.
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