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Originally Posted by John Rogers
In the 20+ years I was in the U.S. Navy I worked in 4 engine room overhauls and 5 reactor refueling operations and ALL of these involved removing lagging which I am pretty sure that it was asbestos? We never wore masks until the last few years I was in active duty. The worst was on the CGN25, USS Bainbridge where we had tents made of a clear plastic and filtered air exhausts. Before we could come out we were vacuumed with a special vacuum cleaner to remove any dust. I get my chest x-ray each year to see if anything has shown up in my lungs but so far all is okay.
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Same here. All asbestos is gone from US refineries now but that wasn't the case when I was younger.
I know for a fact I worked with and around friable asbestos on hundreds of occasions.
I've been offered fairly large sums to sign off, but I said no, I'll wait.
If it ever does get me the wife and kids will be (even better) set for life.