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Exposure to beryllium can occur in the workplace. The following industries have used beryllium:
Metal working (pure beryllium, copper and aluminum alloys, jet brake pads, aerospace components)
Ceramic manufacturing (semi-conductor chips, ignition modules, crucibles, jet engine blades, rocket covers)
Electronics (transistors, heat sinks, x-ray windows)
Atomic energy industry (heat shields, nuclear reactors, nuclear weapons)
Laboratory work (research and development, metallurgy, chemistry)
Extraction (ore and scrap metal)
Dental work (alloys and crowns, bridges, dental plates)
Prior to 1951, beryllium was used in the fluorescent lamp industry
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