Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 23 - Employment of Minors › Section 31-23-1 - Employment of Minors

Current through July 10, 2024
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.