WWII asbestos use extended far beyond factories and shipyards. In this Asbestos Rewind video, attorney Justinian Lane looks back at a 1940 asbestos industry magazine column covering Johns Manville’s Belgian asbestos plant after the German army moved into Belgium, asbestos clothing used by firemen in dangerous rescue work, and the role asbestos played in wartime industry.
You’ll learn:
- What happened to a Johns Manville asbestos plant in Belgium during WWII
- Why asbestos mattered to wartime manufacturing
- How firemen used asbestos clothing in hot, dangerous ruins
- Why asbestos was promoted as fire-resistant protective gear
- How historical asbestos use connects to later exposure risks
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