R 408.6209 Prohibited occupations; manufacture of brick, tile, and kindred products; welding and heat treating; brazing and soldering; tanning; logging and sawmilling; mining; working in foundry; operating lawn care equipment; working in slaughtering or meat-packing establishments; working from ladders or scaffolding; firefighting.

Rule 209. (1) A minor shall not be employed in any occupation involving exposure to the manufacturing of clay construction products, as defined in R 408.6203(b), or of silica refractory products, as defined in R 408.6205(i). (2) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed to directly engage in welding or cutting with gas, arc, or resistance methods. (3) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed to directly engage in heat treating, brazing, or soldering, except for soldering with a hand-held soldering gun or iron. (4) A minor shall not be employed to directly engage in any aspect of the tanning process. (5) A minor shall not be employed in any occupation, as defined in R 408.6204(h), in connection with logging or in the operation of any sawmill, lath mill, shingle mill, or cooperage stock mill, as defined in R 408.6204(j). (6) A minor shall not be employed in any operation in or around a mine or quarry, as defined in R 408.6204(k). (7) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed in any occupation involving ore reduction process, the casting of metals, or other activities with direct exposure to blast furnaces. (8) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed in any occupation involving the operation of power-driven lawn mowers or cutters. (9) A minor shall not be employed in occupations in or about slaughtering and meat- packing establishments, rendering plants, or wholesale, retail, or service establishments, as defined in R 408.6204(i). (10) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed in any occupation requiring the use of ladders, scaffolds, or their substitutes. (11) A minor shall not be employed to engage in the extinguishment of fires, except that a minor who is 16 or 17 years of age may be employed for forest fire suppression on fire control mop-up work in a crew organization under the direct supervision of a crew or line fire boss. LEGAL HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR 16- AND 17-YEAR-OLD MINORS