Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 300 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 300-7 - INSPECTION-CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS › Subject 300-7-2 - CHILD LABOR - HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS › Rule 300-7-2-.01 - Age Limitations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The following is the list of jobs the
				Commissioner of Labor has determined will not interfere with the schooling,
				health, and well-being of 14- and 15-year-olds and therefore MAY BE performed
				by such youth. Any job not specifically permitted for 14 and 15 year-olds by
				this Rule, is prohibited.
(a) Occupations
				connected with:
1. OFFICE and CLERICAL WORK,
				including operation of office machines.
2. WORK OF AN INTELLECTUAL OR ARTISTICALLY
				CREATIVE NATURE such as but not limited to computer programming, the writing of
				software, teaching or performing as a tutor, serving as a peer counselor or
				teacher's assistant, singing, the playing of a musical instrument and drawing,
				as long as such employment complies with all the other provisions contained in
				herein and state law.
3. COOKING
				with electric or gas grills that do not involve cooking over an open flame and
				wit deep fat fryers that are equipped with and utilize devices that
				automatically lower and raise the baskets into and out of the oil or grease.
NOTE
: this section does not permit cooking with equipment such
				as rotisseries, broilers, pressurized equipment including fryolators, and
				cooking devices that operate at extremely high temperatures such as "Neico
				broilers."
4. CASHIERING, SELLING,
				MODELING, ART WORK, WORK IN ADVERTISING DEPARTMENTS, WINDOW TRIMMING and
				COMPARATIVE SHOPPING.
5. PRICE
				MARKING and TAGGING by hand or by machine. ASSEMBLING ORDERS, PACKING and
				SHELVING.
6. BAGGING and CARRYING
				OUT CUSTOMER ORDERS.
7. ERRAND and
				DELIVERY WORK by foot, bicycle, and public transportation. Except such youth
				may not be employed by a public messenger service.
8. CLEANUP WORK, including the use of vacuum
				cleaners and floor waxers, and the maintenance of grounds, but not including
				the use of power-driven mowers, cutters, trimmers, edgers, or similar
				equipment.
9. KITCHEN WORK and
				other work involved in preparing and serving food and beverages, including
				operating machines and devices used in performing such work along with entering
				walk-in freezers or meat coolers for the purpose of retrieving food items
				stored therein. Examples of permitted machines and devices include, but are not
				limited to, dishwashers, toasters, dumbwaiters, popcorn poppers, milk shake
				blenders, coffee grinders, automatic coffee machines, devices used to maintain
				the temperature of prepared foods (such as warmers, steam tables, and heat
				lamps), and microwave ovens that are used only to warm prepared food and do not
				have the capacity to warm above 140 °F.
10. CLEANING KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. Minors are
				permitted to clean kitchen equipment (not otherwise prohibited), remove oil or
				grease filters, pour oil or grease through filters, and move receptacles
				containing hot grease or hot oil, but only when the equipment, surfaces,
				containers and liquids do not exceed a temperature of 100°F.
11. CLEANING VEGETABLES AND FRUITS, AND THE
				WRAPPING, SEALING, LABELING, WEIGHING, PRICING, AND STOCKING OF ITEMS,
				INCLUDING VEGETABLES, FRUITS, AND MEATS, when performed in areas physically
				separate from freezer or meat cooler.
12. LOADING ONTO MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE
				UNLOADING FROM motor vehicles of the light, non-power-driven, hand tools and
				personal protective equipment that the minor will use as part of his or her
				employment at the work site; and the loading onto motor vehicles and the
				unloading from motor vehicles of personal items such as a back pack, a lunch
				box, or a coat that the minor is permitted to take to the work site. Such light
				tools would include, but not be limited to, rakes, hand-held clippers, shovels,
				and brooms. Such light tools would not include items like trash, sales kits,
				promotion items or items for sale, lawn mowers, or other power-driven lawn
				maintenance equipment. Such minors would not be permitted to load or unload
				safety equipment such as barriers, cones, or signage.
13. THE OCCUPATION OF LIFEGUARD (15-year-olds
				but not 14-year-olds) at traditional swimming pools and water amusement parks
				(including such water park faculties as wave pools, lazy rivers, specialized
				activity areas, and baby pools, but not including the elevated areas of water
				slides) when properly trained and certified in aquatics and water safety by the
				American Red Cross or a similar certifying organization. No youth under 16
				years of age may be employed as a lifeguard at a natural environment such as an
				ocean side beach, lake, pond, river, quarry, or pier.
14. WORK IN CONNECTION WITH CARS AND TRUCKS
				if confined to:
(i) Dispensing gasoline and
				oil,
(ii) Courtesy service on
				premises of gasoline service station.
(iii) Car cleaning, washing, and polishing by
				hand.
15. WORK IN
				CONNECTION WITH RIDING INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES except
				as prohibited by state and these regulation, when a significant reason for the
				minor being a passenger in the vehicle is for the purpose of performing work in
				connection with the transporting-or assisting in the transporting of-other
				persons or property. Each minor riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle must
				have his or her own seat in the passenger compartment; each seat must be
				equipped with a seat belt or similar restraining device; and the employer must
				instruct the minors that such belts or other devices must be used. In addition,
				each driver transporting the young workers must hold a valid state driver's
				license for the type of vehicle being driven and, if the driver is under the
				age of 18, his or her employment must comply with the provisions of the state's
				driver license.
16. Work Experience
				and Career Exploration Programs (WECEP)
(i)
				For 14- and 15-year-old participants in approved school-supervised and
				school-administered WECEPs. Enrollees in WECEP may be employed:
(I) During school hours.
(II) For as many as 3 hours on a school day,
				including Fridays.
(III) For as
				many as 23 hours in a school week.
(ii) The state educational agency must obtain
				approval from the Commissioner of Labor before operating a WECEP program.
17. Work-Study Program
				(WSP)
(i) 14- and 15-year-old students
				participating in a Federal or State Department of Education approved
				school-supervised and school administered WSP. Participating students must be
				enrolled in a college preparatory curriculum and identified by authoritative
				personnel of the school as being able to benefit from the WSP.
(ii) Employment of students in an authorized
				WSP shall be confined to not more than 18 hours in any one week when school is
				in session, a portion of which may be during school hours, in accordance with
				the following formula that is based upon a continuous four-week cycle. In three
				of the four weeks, the participant is permitted to work during school hours on
				only one day per week, and for no more than for eight hours on that day. During
				the remaining week of the four-week cycle, such minor is permitted to work
				during school hours on no more than two days, and for no more than for eight
				hours on each of those two days. The employment of such minors would still be
				subject to the remaining time of day and number of hours standards contained in
				these regulations.