It’s impossible to set out every type of industry where asbestos was regularly used, but here are some of the main ones:
- Railway engineering works
- Steel works
- Docks
- Shipbuilding
- Power plants
- Heavy industry
- Motor vehicle repairs
- Fire fighting
- Construction
- Mining
- Armed forces
- Carpentry
- Plumbing
- Boiler making
- Electrical wiring and installation