Hazardous Occupations That Youth Under 18 Cannot Perform

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  • Operation in or about establishments manufacturing or storing explosives or articles containing explosive components.
  • Motor vehicle drivers and helpers (with exceptions).
  • Coal mining operations.
  • Logging operation of any sawmill, lath mill, shingle mill or cooperage-stock mill.
  • Operation of power-driven woodworking machines.
  • Jobs involving exposure to radioactive substances and to ionizing radiation.
  • Operation of power-driven hoisting apparatus.
  • Operation of power-driven, metal forming, punching and shearing machines.
  • Operation connected with mining other than coal.
  • Meat processing operations.
  • Operation of certain power-driven bakery machines.
  • Operation of certain power-driven paper-products machines.
  • Manufacture of brick, tile and clay products.
  • Operation of circular saws, band saws and guillotine shears.
  • Wrecking, demolition and shipbuilding operations.
  • Roofing operations.
  • Excavation operations.









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