The record
In 1992, OSHA amended its asbestos standards to remove nonasbestiform tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite from their scope after determining that the rulemaking record lacked substantial evidence of the same type or magnitude of health effect as asbestos or of significant risk to exposed employees.
Claim scope
OSHA’s stated scope decision for its occupational asbestos standards in the cited 1992 final rule.
What this source does not establish
The composition of any talc product or mine, the health risk of a particular material or person, or a conclusion about asbestiform mineral fibers.
Limitations
This is a regulatory-scope record. OSHA’s stated finding concerns nonasbestiform minerals and the rulemaking record; it must not be used as a generalized conclusion about talc, consumer products, or individual health.
Source
Federal Register Final Rule — 57 FR 24310 (June 8, 1992), OSHA abstract and amendments to 29 CFR 1910.1001, 1910.1101, and 1926.58