SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 179 — Indianapolis, IN

Local 179 of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) organizes the sheet metal workers trade in the Indianapolis, IN jurisdiction (3110 Flintwood Drive Columbus IN 47203 US). Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that SMART Local 179 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).

SMART Sheet Metal Workers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview

Sheet Metal Workers (SMART) are the U.S. trade responsible for fabricating and installing ductwork, air handlers, exhaust systems, and industrial ventilation across commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, industrial plants, and shipboard installations. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that SMART members were exposed to airborne chrysotile fiber every time they cut, tapped, screwed, and sealed asbestos-cement duct board and every time they wrapped ductwork with asbestos-fabric expansion joints and duct-seal tape.

SMART members allegedly worked in daily contact with asbestos-cement air-handler drain pan insulation, asbestos-fabric ductwork lagging, asbestos-cement duct board, asbestos-cement drift eliminators on cooling towers, asbestos-lined duct wrap and dampers, and asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in HVAC control cabinet switchgear. Sheet Metal Locals working commercial-highrise HVAC install and refinery/chemical plant ductwork projects allegedly encountered sprayed asbestos fireproofing overhead and asbestos pipe insulation on adjacent process piping.

Documented ACM Product Vectors Named in SMART Litigation

Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at SMART Local 179 jobsites during the asbestos era:

If You Are a Retired SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 179 Member

If you or a family member worked as a sheet metal worker — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under SMART Local 179 in the Indianapolis, IN jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.

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