Haw. Code R. § 12-25-73 - Hours and conditions of employment

(a) During the period from June 1 through the day before Labor Day of each year, minors who have attained the age of fifteen but not sixteen may engage in pineapple harvesting not more than forty-eight hours in a workweek nor more than eight hours in a day and from 6:00 a.m. of a workday to not later than 12:30 a.m. of the following day.

(b) The minors shall be employed in the fields contingent on the following:

(1) That they will not at any time be permitted on the harvesting machine itself or on the truck attached to it;

(2) That they will be carefully supervised and particular attention given to them at the time the harvester is in process of being turned; and

(3) That they will wear protective goggles, gloves, and appropriate clothing at all times while working.

(c) The employer of the minors shall also comply with the following:

(1) Provide lighting sufficient to illuminate the area in which the minor is working;

(2) Notify the parent or guardian of a non-boarding minor within one workday if the minor does not report to work as scheduled;

(3) Place the minor under immediate supervision of a supervisor trained in first aid and equipped with a first aid kit;

(4) Where lodging is provided, have a counselor to look after the welfare of the minors during non-working hours;

(5) Provide supervision in the turnout area at the beginning and at the end of work and a supervisor to remain in the area after work until the last fifteen-year-old minor has left the area;

(6) Ascertain that satisfactory transportation arrangements to and from the minor's home have been made before assigning a minor to work beyond 9:00 p.m.;

(7) Obtain written consent from the minor's parent or guardian to employ the minor after 9:00 p.m. each workday and more than forty hours each week. A copy of this consent must be kept on file, and upon request made available to the department for examination;

(8) Obtain signed statement from the parent acknowledging that the parent has received a copy of and understands the curfew ordinance or rule of the county in which the minor is employed beyond 9:00 p.m.; and

(9) Assign minor to work in a crew or gang where the majority of workers are not older than seventeen years of age.

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Haw. Code R. § 12-25-73

[Eff. OCT. 5, 1981] (Auth: HRS § 390-6) (Imp: HRS § 390-6)