01. Shipyard History
History
诺福克造船和干迪克公司成立于1915年弗吉尼亚州诺福克。Throughout its history, the shipyard has been known for ship repair, maintenance and modernization.
诺福克造船公司played a large role during World War I (WWI) and World War II (WWII). The shipyard’s height of employment was 5,000 people during WWII. At this time,含石棉的材料通常用于造船和维修。在诺福克造船厂和Drydock Corporation中使用石棉材料使许多造船厂工人处于暴露范围。
Today, the shipyard has been renamed BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair and employs approximately 2,200 people. The shipyard now has two dry docks, four piers and 16 cranes.
诺福克造船和干迪克公司历史
- Other Names:Norshipco, Norfolk Ship Repair, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, F.O. Smith Shipbuilding & Drydock
- 地点：弗吉尼亚州诺福克
- Owner(s):BAE Systems, United Defense International, U.S. Marine Repair, Smith & McCoy, Southwest Marine
- 运营年：1915年 - 礼物
- Wartime Operations:第一次世界大战（第二次世界大战），第二次世界大战（第二次世界大战）
- 在职员工人数：5,000 during WWII
- Size of Shipyard:109 acres
- Noteworthy Ships:USS Nicholas, USS Flint, USS Briscoe, USS Coronado, USS Detroit, USS Josephus Daniels
- 建造/维修的船只类型：巡洋舰，吉普航空母舰，部队运输工具，油轮，驱逐舰，快速战斗支援船
Many workers at Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation were potentially exposed toasbestos。Workers’ loved ones may have also experiencedsecondhand exposure。结果，许多人患有与石棉有关的疾病，例如asbestosis,asbestos lung cancer,胸膜间皮瘤万博专业版andperitoneal mesothelioma。患有石棉相关疾病的人可能是eligible for compensation。
著名的船只建造和修理
在诺福克造船和干船坞公司，工人经常维修和维护美国海军船只。布里斯科号号航空母舰和底特律号是造船厂维修的一些著名船只。
电话号(DD 977)
The USS Briscoe was a destroyer built atIngalls Shipyardin 1975. The USS Briscoe began her service in 1978.
该船的著名行动包括：
- 1980年代初期，格林纳达在紧急愤怒中解放
- The rescue of more than 500 passengers in 1994 from an Egyptian passenger ferry
- 约翰·肯尼迪（John F. Kennedy Jr.
该船还参加了2001年9月11日对美国和2003年伊拉克自由行动的袭击之后的国防工作。这也是她在2003年退役的地方。
Before the 1980s, asbestos was used in shipbuilding and repair. Navy personnel working or serving on the USS Briscoe may be at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases.
底特律号（AOE 4）
快速战斗支持船底特律号，于1966年建于1966年海湾声海军造船厂。Originally homeported atNaval Station Newport, the ship was switched over to Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation from 1974 to 1989. In 1985, during one of the USS Detroit’s returns to Norfolk, the ship underwent a three-month repair.
During the USS Detroit’s construction and repair, crew members and workers may have come in contact with asbestos-containing products. These employees may risk developing mesothelioma or another illness.
该船的著名行动包括：
- 支持美国和盟国Multinatio的单位nal Peacekeeping Force in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983
- Law enforcement support in the Caribbean Sea in 1989
- 1991年沙漠风暴行动
底特律号航空母舰于2005年退役。
02.造船厂石棉使用
Asbestos Use at Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation
Asbestosis a durable mineral that is highly resistant to heat. Due to these properties,shipbuilders often used asbestosduring the construction process. Products containing asbestos helped control the release of heat and were fire resistant. Such products were desirable on ships.
诺福克造船公司actively operated from 1915 to the present. Asbestos was commonly used during this time. Asbestos was used throughout Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation. The dangerous mineral was often present in boilers, incinerators, insulating materials and other elements of ships. This put those in various shipyard occupations at risk of developingasbestos-related diseases。
诺福克造船和干迪克公司的石棉暴露
It was common for members of the U.S. military and civilians to provide labor in shipyards and on ships. Asbestos was used in mostshipyards从1930年代到1980年代的大多数海军船上。这种可能的暴露是海军veteransat an increased risk ofmalignant mesothelioma cancer。
People who constructed or maintainedcruisers,jeep aircraft carriers, troop transports, oil tankers,destroyers, fast combat support ships and other ships during this time were likely exposed to asbestos. These people often worked in space-constrained and poorly ventilated areas, which possibly allowed more asbestos fibers to remain in the areas. For example, enginemen and machinists faced石棉暴露。
石棉不再用于大多数制造产品。但是，它在船舶和海军船只中的历史存在可能会使人们处于暴露危险中。从1930年代到1980年代建造的修理或退役船的人们目前面临石棉的曝光。许多造船厂责任，例如安装绝缘和管道，导致经常暴露。
03. Asbestos Lawsuits
石棉诉讼和定居点
诺福克造船公司和干迪克公司的员工和访客有可能患上石棉疾病，例如间皮瘤和石棉癌。万博专业版如果被诊断出，这样的人有几个legal options for compensation。
Victims may obtain financial compensation from thecompanies responsiblefor their asbestos exposure. Their options will depend on the companies’ current statuses. The best route for any victim is to work with a万博专业版间皮瘤律师谁能确保他们从诉讼，和解，VA索赔and/or trust fund (or a combination of these types of claims).
Holding Asbestos Companies Responsible
Some companies that wrongfully exposed workers to asbestos are still viable. In other words, they have not filed for bankruptcy. This means individuals can file lawsuits against such companies, which may result in asettlement或判决。
例如，Armstrong International, Inc.is a viable company that was responsible for exposing Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation workers to asbestos through work on their steam products. People who worked with these products were wrongfully exposed to asbestos.
Crane Company is another viable company that made asbestos-containing products used in shipbuilding at the shipyard. These products included mechanical gaskets and valves which would have been used by tradesmen, including pipefitters.
Several victims have filed successful石棉诉讼against these asbestos companies.
04. Filing Asbestos Claims
Asbestos Company Trusts
在过去的20年中，不法石棉的暴露和由此导致的诉讼促成了100多家公司申请破产的公司。作为破产过程的一部分，许多asbestos companies创建信托基金。Asbestos trust fundsprovide compensation for current and future victims of asbestos-related conditions.
作为工作职责的一部分，许多造船厂员工与石棉接触。患有石棉相关疾病的造船厂工人有资格向产品制造商的信托提出索赔。
石棉公司信托基金和合格的就业年限
The following companies provided asbestos products to Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation. After facing many asbestos lawsuits and exposing innocent people to asbestos, these companies filed for bankruptcy and created trusts to pay victims. If an individual worked at Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation and developed a disease such as mesothelioma, they may be able to file a claim against these companies’ trusts.
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| Asbestos Company Name | Eligibility Start Date | Eligibility End Date |
| Armstrong WI Trust | 1961年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Combustion Engineering | 1942年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| C.E. Thurston | 1952年1月1日 | 1981年12月31日 |
| 纤维板 | 1950年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Flintkote | 1979年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| 欧文斯科宁 | 1950年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| 匹兹堡·康宁 | 1962年7月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
