Employment of Minors

The employment of minors under 18 years of age in the following industries which are declared hazardous by the Connecticut State Labor Department, is prohibited, unless an investigation by a representative of the Division of Factory Inspection discloses that either a specific operation of a particular occupation or the conditions under which a particular occupation is performed are not unduly hazardous and the employer has received written approval of such specific operation or employment conditions from the State Labor Department. * This job not prohibited for minors. Automotive Maintenance and Repair * Island Work * Changing Passenger Car Tires (No Truck Tires) (No Working Under Cars Or In Pits) * Use of Air Hand Tools * Properly Grounded Electrical Hand Tools (No Drill Over ¼″ Diameter) * General Cleaning Including Yard Work (No Riding Reel Mowers) * Brush Painting and Window Cleaning using not more than 6 foot stepladder. * Preparing Cars for Spray Painting (No Spray Painting) (No Welding) Only Masking and Sanding * Cleaning and Washing of Motor Vehicles (No Flammable Liquids) * Driving Limited up to ¾ Ton Truck * Clerical Work * Shipping and Stock Clerk * Bench Work Beverage Bottling Brick Manufacturing (Excluding Land Turning) Cement Manufacturing Chemicals Manufacturing Clay Products and Tile Coke and Tar Products Manufacturing Concrete Products and Cinder Block Manufacturing Construction * Landscaping (Planting Shrubs, Small Trees etc.) * General Yardwork (No Riding Reel Mowers) * Driving Limited up to ¾ Ton Truck (No Fork Lift Trucks) (No Construction Equipment) (Riding in Cabs of Trucks Only) * Properly Grounded Electrical Land Tools (No Saws) (No Drill Over ¼ inch Diameter) * Brush Painting and Window Cleaning using not more than a 6 foot stepladder. * General Cleaning * Changing of Passenger Car Tires (No Truck Tires) * Use of Air Hand Tools * Cleaning and Washing of Cars and Trucks (No Flammable Liquids) * Clerical Work * Shipping and Stock Clerk Dry Cleaning; Machine Operation Experimental Testing or Control Laboratories Explosives and Fireworks Manufacturing Fertilizer Manufacturing Food Products—Processing Grain and Feed Processing Ice Manufacturing Laundering, Machinery Operation Leather Products Manufacturing Logging and Lumber Manufacturing and Operations in any Saw Mill, Shingle Mill and Cooperage Stock Mill Meat Products Manufacturing Mining (Underground and Surface) Paint and Varnish Manufacturing Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing Paper Products Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plastic and Plastic Products Manufacture Power Driven Woodworking Machines Printing Rayon Manufacturing Rubber Products Manufacturing Scrap Metal Salvaging Sewing Machine Operations using needles over 1/16 inch Diameter Smelting, Rolling, Casting and Processing of Metals Stone Cutting and Processing Storage Battery Manufacturing Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing Tanning Textile Machinery Operation Tire Recapping, Vulcanizing and Manufacturing Wrecking and Demolition The provisions of this section shall not apply to work study programs, apprentices in bona fide apprenticeship courses, office workers and those not directly a part of, or in contact with production operations unless the occupations, as such, have been declared hazardous. Light bench work or assembly, where the operations performed do not require the use of power driven tools, (except screw drivers, wrenches, etc.) shall be considered non-hazardous provided they do not involve the use of or exposure to corrosives, flammable, toxic materials or electrical current in excess of 110 volts and 15 amperes. The following occupations, in all industries, are declared hazardous and such employment of minors under 18 years of age is prohibited, unless an investigation by a representative of the Division of Factory Inspection discloses that the conditions under which the occupation is performed are not unduly hazardous and the employer has received written approval of such employment conditions from the State Labor Department. Abrasive Wheel Operation Bakery Machine Operation Baler Operator or Helper Boiler or Engine Room Occupation Brazing Centrifugal Machine Operators (Including Whizzers and Extractors) Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Occupations involving the use of: Electrical Circuits, Tools or Equipment, involving the use of (Excluding double insulated tools) Electrical Equipment, Installation, Maintenance and Repair Electrical Testing Elevator Operation (Except an Unattended Automatic Passenger Elevator) Repair or Maintenance of Power Driven Hoisting Apparatus Flame Cutting Flammable, Toxic or Corrosive Materials; Exposure to Fork Lift or Tiering Truck Operator Glazing and Glass Cutting Hair and Fur Processing Heat Treater or Helper Ladder, Occupation Involving Climbing or Working on Metal Working Machinery, Fixed or Portable, Operation of Oiler Machinery Power Driven Machinery, Use of Portable Powder Actuated Hand Tools Presses (Foot, Hand or Power) Operation of Air, Oil, Water, Electric, Belt Driven or Spring Actuated Metal Forming, Punching and Shearing Machines Press Brakes (Excluding Hand Brakes under 24 inches) Pressure Testing Radioactive Substance and Ionization Radiation; Exposure to Riveting, Grommeting or Eyeletting Operation Rolls, Operation of Power Driven Sand Blast Operator Shear, Operator (Hand, Foot, Power) Soldering (Exception by Investigation) Spray Painting or Dipping Stranding Machine Operator Tumbler Operator Vehicle Driver or Helper (Excluding ¾ Ton or less) Welding Woodworking Machinery, Fixed or Portable, Operation or Helper The provisions of this section shall not apply to work study programs, apprentices in bona fide apprenticeship courses, office workers and those not directly a part of, or in contact with production operations.