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 7 Power-Driven Hoisting Apparatus

Bans operating and riding on most power-driven hoisting apparatus such as freight elevators, Bobcat loaders, cherry pickers, boom trucks, cranes, scissor lifts, and most high lift trucks, including FORKLIFTS.

    Prohibited: Minors under age 18 may not:

  • Operate a forklift
  • Operate a passenger or freight elevator or a combination passenger/freight elevator (service elevator) or an elevator which does not meet specific requirements
  • Assist in the operation of any crane, derrick or hoist (except electric or air hoists not exceeding one ton capacity)
  • Ride on a manlift or a freight elevator when the elevator is not operated by an assigned operator
  • Operate Bobcat loaders, skid steer loaders.

    • Permitted: Minors aged 16 and 17 may:

  • Operate dumbwaiters or conveyors (such as endless belts, chain conveyors, bucket conveyors)
  • Operate electric or air operated hoists not exceeding one ton capacity
  • Ride on freight elevators operated by an assigned operator
  • Operate most chairlifts at ski resorts (Chairlifts at ski resorts are prohibited only when they travel a greater distance vertically than they do horizontally.)
  • Operate electric pneumatic lifts used to raise cars in garages and gasoline services

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