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Did you work with GE Isolated-Phase Bus Duct Flange Boots and Seals? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. GE Isolated-Phase Bus Duct Flange Boots and Seals, made by General Electric Company, sold from the 1950s until the 1980s. Allegedly asbestos fabric flange boots and gaskets on GE isolated-phase bus duct connecting generator to step-up transformer, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly woven asbestos fabric flange boots, chrysotile-cloth insulating wraps, and compressed asbestos flange gaskets on GE isolated-phase generator bus duct. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Substation electricians, Industrial electricians (IBEW), Plant electricians, and Industrial maintenance electricians. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around GE Isolated-Phase Bus Duct Flange Boots and Seals and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
GE isolated-phase bus duct was the standard high-current bus system connecting large turbine-generators to their step-up transformers in fossil and nuclear generating stations from the 1950s through the 1980s. Each phase ran in its own aluminum enclosure with expansion joints and flanged sections. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the flange joints allegedly used compressed asbestos gaskets, and the phase conductors and generator-terminal bushings were allegedly wrapped in woven chrysotile fabric boots and insulating tape at penetration points to prevent flashover.
Opening a bus duct for internal inspection, replacing a flange boot, or renewing a gasket allegedly released asbestos fibers into the powerhouse basement.
Workers Exposed
- Substation electricians servicing generator bus duct at power stations
- Industrial electricians (IBEW) opening iso-phase bus duct during outages
- Plant electricians inspecting and reinsulating bus duct penetrations
- Industrial maintenance electricians replacing flange gaskets and boots
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