Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 3 · Marshalltown, IA

Union: International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers (BAC) Local Number: 3 Location: Marshalltown, IA Jurisdiction: Statewide Iowa

Retiree Club

Retiree club information for Local 3 has not yet been confirmed. If you are an officer or member of the Local 3 retiree club and would like your group’s contact information listed here, contact us at [email protected] .

Asbestos Exposure Records

Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers from Local 3 laid firebrick and refractory in boilers, furnaces, kilns, and ovens at industrial facilities across Iowa. Documented jobsite exposure records for Iowa facilities are maintained at iowamesothelioma.com .

If you were diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease and were exposed to asbestos refractory, block insulation, and asbestos-containing materials while installing brick and refractory in furnaces, boilers, and kilns at power plants, refineries, factories, or other industrial facilities in Iowa, documented exposure records may be available for your work locations.

Occupational Disease Resources

Building trades workers who were active during the period from approximately 1940 through the early 1980s were routinely exposed to asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, refractory, and packing at industrial and commercial jobsites.

Conditions associated with this exposure include mesothelioma, asbestosis, and asbestos-related lung cancer. These conditions can have latency periods of 20–50 years and may not appear until decades after exposure ended.

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