The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1949-07-22
MRS. ANGERMAN HERE
ON LABOR INSPECTION TRIP

speetion trip concerning the child
labor law which went into effect
last Saturday.
A number of employees of the
harvest Cannery have been dis
charged because of provisions of
the law.
For interest of the general pub
lie the child labor rules and regu-
lations now in effect are:
BY authority of Section 8, chap
ter 70, Session Laws of Alaska
1919 and pursuant to advisory
hearings held at Juneau, Anchor
age, and Fairbanks, respectively,
and public hearing held at Juneau,
July 8, 1919. public notice of such
hearings having been given, the
following occupations are declared
to be dangerous to life and limb,
or injurious to the health or NOR
ais OF minors and employment of
minors under the age minimums as
hereinafter set forth is prohibited
Industries in interstate conf
merce are not relieved from the
obligation of following federal rul-
ings pertaining TO their respective
industries and nothing in these
rulings may be construed to abro-
gate any rulings under the Fair
Labor Standards Act OF 1888
Whichever sets the higher stand
ard shall prevail.
Minors under the age OF Is
years who are participating in an
Approved Apprenticeship Training
program or who are engaged as
student learner under a vocational
education program may be exempt
from these prohibitions by permits
sion granted by the Commissioner
of Labor.
"a. Occupations prohibited to
minors under the age of Il years:
"No person under the age of Il
years shall be employed, permitted
or suffered to sell or serve intoxi-
eating liquors OF to work in any
room or other place where intoxi-
eating liquors are sold for consump
ton on the premises. or the pur-
poses of this section the definition
of intoxicating liquors shall be
identical with the terms used in
Section 35-4l11 ACLA, 1949 and
the definition of premises shall
be identical with the terms used
in Section 35-4-15 (4), ACLA,
1919.
"B. Occupations prohibited to
persons under the age of IS years:
No person, male or female, UNI
der the age of Is years shall be
employed in any of the following
occupations:
1. Work in or about coal
mines, quarries, excavations, or
underground in mines or tunnels.
20. Work involved in the manu-
facture, mixing or handling of ex-
plosiyes such as powder, dynamite,
caps or detonators, including any
work performed within the explo-
sive area as blaster, blast-hole drill
Ter or powder monkey.
80. Work involved in the opera
tion of any power-driven hosting
apparatus, including such work as
operating an elevator, crane. der
rick, hoist or high lift truck; ex-
cepting the operation of an unat-
tended automatic operation passen-
ger elevator.
"A Work involved in assisting in
the operation of any crane. derrick,
or hoist such as Is usually per-
formed by crane-hookers. chasers,
followers, signalmen, slingmen
spoilers, Triggers, oilers or helpers.
IS. Work involved in the opera
tion of any sawmill, lath mill or
shingle mill; excepting clerical
work and work of clean up men in
yards and in sheds containing no
power-driven woodworking mach
inery.
sc. Work involved in any log
ging operation; excepting timber
cruising, surveying. repair and
maintenance work not otherwise
prohibited, mess house and camp
work not otherwise prohibited, fire
patrol and clerical work.
a. Work involved in the opera
ton of any power-driyen wood
working machinery; in welding,
brazing and soldering;: in the OPP
Grafton of any steam boiler or re-
tort, or the operation of abrasive
wheels.
IS. Work involved in the opera
/ ton of any floating plant, which
shall include the loading and un-
loading of boats, barges or scows
the hanging, tending or brailing
of fish traps; all work in connec-
ton with floating pile drivers; "a
board power-driven fishing vessels
equipped with power-driven winch
es and aboard sail propelled YES
sells.
" BINGO