I am posting this link because of the type of work that this man did. He has the classic work profile for being exposed to asbestos.

– Sanding pipes in boiler rooms.

– Low ventilation and probably minimal protection when he was working.

Here is a quote from the article.

He worked in boiler rooms sanding down pipes lagged with asbestos.

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“We came into contact with asbestos on a regular basis. Most of the buildings had boiler rooms lagged with asbestos.”

Dr Jacqueline Elder, a pathologist at the Countess of Chester Hospital, carried out a post-mortem examination and recorded the cause of death as mesothelioma.

She said plural plaques were evident in the lungs and he had suffered with ischaemic heart disease.

Source: The Standard