Insulators Local 56 · Wood River, IL

Metro East Illinois — across river from St. Louis. Headquartered in Gillespie

Union: Heat & Frost Insulators (HFIAW)
Local Number: 56
Location: Wood River, Illinois Address: 716 Springfield Rd., Gillespie, IL 62033

Retiree Club

Retiree club information for Local 56 has not yet been confirmed. If you are an officer or member of the Local 56 retiree club and would like your group’s contact information listed here, contact us at mesowatchhelp@gmail.com.

Asbestos Exposure Records

Workers from Local 56 were dispatched to industrial facilities across Illinois. Documented jobsite exposure records for Illinois facilities are maintained at illinoismesothelioma.com.

If you or a family member worked at power plants, refineries, steel mills, or other industrial facilities in Illinois, documented asbestos exposure records may be available for your work locations.

For trade-specific exposure records across all Insulator locals, see insulatorsmesothelioma.com.

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, joint compound, and fireproofing 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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This page is an independent reference. It is not affiliated with Heat & Frost Insulators (HFIAW) or Local 56.