Mesothelioma and Drill Press Operatives
When Are Drill Press Operatives Exposed to Asbestos?
Drill Press operatives are machinists who use a drill press to drill holes in substances. Some drill press operatives were exposed to asbestos through having to create asbestos based products such as asbestos brake linings. When the drilling was taking place, a large amount of asbestos dust would be released into the air, and could be inhaled by the drill press operatives, leading to Mesothelioma.Drill press operatives use fixed drills known as drill presses to drill holes in metal and non-metal materials. Before the dangers of asbestos became known, one of the materials that drill presses were used to drill holes in was asbestos or asbestos containing products. Drill press operatives who were involved in making asbestos brake linings, for example, would drill holes in asbestos during the course of their work.






