Hazardous Occupations for All Minors - Federal Law
The Federal Government, under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA), has listed Hazardous Occupations in which minors under the age of 18 years are prohibited from working as the following:
- Motor vehicle driving on public roads (This does not prohibit a minor from driving on private property e.g. auto dealer lot)
- Power-driven woodworking machines
- Exposure to radioactive substances
- Power-driven hoisting apparatus (Includes automobile hoist, lift truck, fork lift, elevator, crane, derrick, bobcat, etc.)
- Power-driven metal-forming, punching, & shearing machines (Includes rolling machines, pressing or punching machines, bending machines, etc.)
- Power-driven bakery machines (Includes dough mixer, batter mixer, bread divider, molding machine, bread slicing and wrapping, cookie or cracker machine.)
- Power-driven paper-products machines (Includes paper bailers, box crushers, etc.)
- Power-driven circular saws, band saws, & guillotine shears
- Roofing operations
- Excavation operations
- For a complete list, contact the Federal Wage & Hour Office at (619) 557-5110
Minors Under 18 Years of Age
- Selling or serving alcoholic beverages
- Building or construction work of any kind
- Delivering goods from motor vehicles
- In the vicinity of moving machinery
- Hazardous occupations
- Operating an auto or truck
- In the vicinity of explosives
Hazardous Occupations for Minors Under 16 Years of Age - California Law
- In or about a gasoline service station except as cashiers, clerical workers, or merchandise labelers
- Public messenger service
- In or about dangerous equipment & power driven machinery, aircraft, or vessels
- Selling to passing motorists: newspapers, candy, flowers, or other merchandise or commodities
- Selling door-to-door unless the following conditions are met:
- Minors work in pairs as team
- One adult supervisor for ten or fewer minors
- Within sight or sound of supervisor once every 15 minutes
- Returned to home or rendezvous point daily
- Employer has complied with IWC registration requirements
Child Labor Laws are also highlighted on the back of the work permit application. Students and parents should familiarize themselves with the restrictions on the hours and times allowed for working minors