Index

  1. The Fair Labor Standards Act’s Child Labor Provisions
  2. FLSA Wage Rights
  3. Federal Child Labor Rules
  4. Federal Child Labor Rules
  5. Federal Child Labor Provisions Do Not
  6. Hours that 14 and 15 Year-Olds May Work
  7. Times When 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Work
  8. Jobs 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Do
  9. Retail & Service Jobs 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Do
  10. 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not perform work in occupations that involve:
  11. Work 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not
  12. Work 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not
  13. 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not
  14. 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not
  15. Hazardous Orders
  16. Hazardous Orders (HO) Most Teens Encounter
  17. “Operation” Means
  18. HO 2 Driving or Outside Helper on Motor Vehicles
  19. HO 5 Power-Driven Woodworking Machines
  20. HO 7 Power-Driven Hoisting Apparatus
  21. HO 7 Power-Driven Hoisting Apparatus
  22. HO 8 Power-Driven Metal-Forming, Punching and Shearing Machines
  23. HO 10 Power-Driven Meat Processing Machines
  24. HO 11 Power-Driven Bakery Machines
  25. HO 12 Balers, Compactors and Power-Driven Paper-Products Machines
  26. Balers
  27. Compactors
  28. HO 14 Power-Driven Band Saws, Circular Saws, Guillotine Shears, Chain Saws, Reciprocating Saws, Wood Chippers and Abrasive Cutting Discs
  29. HO 14 Power-Driven Band Saws, Circular Saws, Guillotine Shears, Chain Saws, Reciprocating Saws, Wood Chippers and Abrasive Cutting Discs
  30. HO 15 Wrecking, Demolition, and Ship Breaking Operations
  31. HO 16 Roofing Occupations and All Work On or About a Roof
  32. HO 17 Occupations in Excavation
  33. Exceptions and Exemptions
  34. Tips for Young Workers Stay Safe!
  35. Additional Information
  36. Disclaimer
HO 14 Power-Driven Band Saws, Circular Saws, Guillotine Shears, Chain Saws, Reciprocating Saws, Wood Chippers and Abrasive Cutting Discs

Prohibited:

Minors under age 18 may not operate or work as a helper on power-driven circular saws, band saws, or guillotine shears, unless they are equipped with devices for full automatic feeding and ejection and with a fixed guard which prevents placing any part of their bodies in the point-of-operation area. This includes the setting-up, adjusting, repairing, oiling, and cleaning of such machines regardless of how they are fed or eject material.

  • The term circular saw means a machine equipped with a thin steel disc having a continuous series of notches or teeth on the periphery, mounted on shafting, and used for sawing materials.
  • The term band saw means a machine equipped with an endless steel band having a continuous series of notches or teeth, running over wheels or pulleys, and used for sawing materials.
  • The term guillotine shears means a machine equipped with a movable blade operated vertically and used to shear materials. The term does not include other types of shearing machines, using a different form of shearing action, such as alligator shears or circular shears

Permitted:

  • This HO does not apply to other power-driven equipment which does not meet the specific definitions of a circular saws, band saws or guillotine shears.
  • This HO is subject to a limited exemption for 16- and 17- year old apprentices and student learners enrolled in an approved program.

See Also: C.L. 101 (WH 1330) Child Labor Requirements In Nonagricultural Occupations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act