Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 300-7-2-.01 - Age Limitations
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through April 4, 2022
(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.
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