DWD 270.12(21)(b)8.e.e. Transporting more than 3 passengers who are employees of the employer at any one time. DWD 270.12(21)(b)8.f.f. More than two trips away from the primary place of employment in any single day for the purpose of delivering goods of the minor’s employer to a customer. DWD 270.12(21)(c)1.1. “Driver” means any individual who, in the course of their employment, drives a motor vehicle at any time. DWD 270.12(21)(c)2.2. “Gross vehicle weight” includes the truck chassis with lubricants, water and full tank or tanks of fuel, plus the weight of the cab or driver’s compartment, body, and special chassis and body equipment, and payload. DWD 270.12(21)(c)3.3. “Motor vehicle” means any automobile, truck, truck–tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, motorcycle, or similar vehicle propelled or drawn by mechanical power and designed for use as a means of transportation but does not include any vehicle operated exclusively on rails. DWD 270.12(21)(c)4.4. “Occasional and incidental” means no more than one-third of an employee’s work time in any workday and no more than 20 percent of an employee’s work time in any work week. DWD 270.12(21)(c)5.5. “Outside helper” means any individual, other than a driver, whose work includes riding on a motor vehicle outside the cab for the purpose of assisting in transporting or delivering goods. DWD 270.12(22)(a)(a) Prohibition. No minor may be employed in any occupations involved in the operating, assisting to operate, setting up, adjusting, repairing, oiling, or cleaning any of the following power-driven paper-products machines: DWD 270.12(22)(a)1.1. Arm-type wire stitcher or stapler, circular or band saw, corner cutter or mitering machine, corrugating and single-or-double-facing machine, envelope die-cutting press, guillotine paper cutter or shear, horizontal bar scorer, laminating or combing machine, sheeting machine, scrap paper baler, paper box compactor, or vertical slotter. DWD 270.12(22)(a)2.2. Platen die–cutting press, platen printing press, or punch press that involves hand feeding of the machine. DWD 270.12(22)(b)1.1. “Applicable ANSI Standard” means the American National Standard Institute’s Standard ANSI Z245.5-1990 for scrap paper balers or the American National Standard Institute’s Standard ANSI Z245.2-1992 for paper box compactors or any replacement standard adopted by the American National Standard Institute that the federal Secretary of Labor has certified to be at least as protective of the safety of minors as Standard ANSI Z245.5-1990 for scrap paper balers or ANSI Z245.2-1992 for paper box compactors. DWD 270.12 NoteNote: The ANSI standards for scrap paper balers and paper box compactors govern the manufacture and modification of the equipment, the operation and maintenance of the equipment, and employee training. Copies of these standards are available for purchase from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036.
DWD 270.12(22)(b)2.2. “Operating or assisting to operate” means all work which involves starting or stopping a machine covered by this subsection, placing materials into or removing materials from a machine, including clearing a machine of jammed paper or cardboard, or any other work directly involved in operating the machine. The term does not include the stacking of materials by an employee in an area nearby or adjacent to the machine where the employee does not place the materials into the machine. DWD 270.12(22)(b)3.3. “Paper box compactor” means a powered machine that remains stationary during operation, used to compact refuse, including paper boxes, into a detachable or integral container or into a transfer vehicle. DWD 270.12(22)(b)4.4. “Paper products machine” means all power-driven machines used in all of the following: DWD 270.12(22)(b)4.a.a. Remanufacturing or converting paper or pulp into a finished product, including preparing these materials for recycling. DWD 270.12(22)(b)4.b.b. Preparing paper or pulp materials for disposal. The term applies to these machines whether they are used in establishments that manufacture converted paper or pulp products, or in any other type of manufacturing or nonmanufacturing establishment. The term applies to those machines which, in addition to paper products, also process other material for disposal. DWD 270.12(22)(b)5.5. “Scrap-paper baler” means a powered machine used to compress paper and possibly other solid waste, with or without binding, to a density of form that will support handling and transportation as a material unit without requiring a disposable or reusable container. DWD 270.12(22)(c)(c) Exemption. Sixteen- and 17-year-old minors may load materials into, but not operate or unload, a scrap paper baler or a paper box compactor only if all of the following conditions are met: DWD 270.12(22)(c)1.1. The scrap paper baler or paper box compactor meets the applicable ANSI standard. DWD 270.12(22)(c)2.2. The scrap paper baler or paper box compactor includes an on-off switch incorporating a key-lock or other system and the control of the system is maintained in the custody of employees who are 18 years of age or older. DWD 270.12(22)(c)3.3. The on-off switch of the scrap paper baler or paper box compactor is maintained in an off position when the machine is not in operation. DWD 270.12(22)(c)4.4. The employer posts a notice on the scrap paper baler or paper box compactor in a prominent position and easily visible to any person loading, operating, or unloading the machine stating that: “The scrap paper baler or compactor meets the industry safety standard applicable to the machine, Standard ANSI Z245.5-1990 for scrap paper balers and Standard ANSI Z245.2-1992 for paper box compactors. Sixteen- and 17-year-old employees may only load the scrap paper baler or paper box compactor. No employee under the age of 18 may operate or unload the scrap paper baler or paper box compactor.” DWD 270.12(23)(a)(a) Prohibition. No minor may be employed in occupations involving exposure to radioactive substances and to ionizing radiations in any workroom in which any of the following occurs: DWD 270.12(23)(a)4.4. Incandescent mantles are made from fabric and solutions containing thorium salts, or are processed or packaged. DWD 270.12(23)(a)5.5. Other radioactive substances are present in the air in average concentrations exceeding 10% of the maximum permissible concentrations in the air recommended for the occupational exposure by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. DWD 270.12 NoteNote: For further information, contact the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements at telephone (301) 657-2652 or 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814-3095.
DWD 270.12(23)(a)6.6. Any other work that involves exposure to ionizing radiations in excess of 0.5 rem per year. DWD 270.12(23)(b)1.1. “Ionizing radiations” means alpha and beta particles, electrons, protons, neutrons, gamma and X–ray and all other radiations which produce ionizations directly or indirectly, but does not include electromagnetic radiations other than gamma and X–ray. DWD 270.12(23)(b)2.2. “Rem” means the dosage of an ionizing radiation that will cause the same biological effect as one roentgen of x-ray or gamma-ray exposure. DWD 270.12(23)(b)3.3. “Self–luminous compound” means any mixture of phosphorescent material and radium, mesothorium, or other radioactive element. DWD 270.12(23)(b)4.4. “Workroom” includes the entire area bounded by walls of solid material and extending from floor to ceiling in which the work involving exposure to radioactive substances and to ionizing radiations listed in par. (a) is performed. DWD 270.12(24)(a)(a) Prohibition. No minor may be employed in roofing operations or on or about a roof. DWD 270.12(24)(b)1.1. “On or about a roof” includes all work performed upon a roof, including carpentry and metal work, alterations, additions, maintenance and repair, including painting and coating of existing roofs; the construction of the sheathing or base of roofs; gutter and downspout work; the installation and servicing of television and communication equipment such as cable and satellite dishes; the installation and servicing of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment or similar appliances attached to roofs; and any similar work that is required to be performed upon or about roofs. DWD 270.12(24)(b)2.2. “Roofing operations” means all work performed in connection with the installation of roofs, including related metal work such as flashing, and applying weatherproofing materials and substances, such as waterproof membranes, tar, slag or pitch, asphalt prepared paper, tile, composite roofing materials, slate, metal, translucent materials, and shingles of asbestos, asphalt or wood or other materials, to roofs of buildings or other structures. The term also includes all jobs on the ground related to roofing operations, such as roofing laborer, roofing helper, materials handler, and tending a jar heater. DWD 270.12(25)(a)(a) Prohibition. No minor may be employed in any of the following occupations: DWD 270.12(25)(a)1.1. The occupations of operator of or helper on the following power–driven fixed or portable machines, except machines equipped with full automatic feed and ejection. DWD 270.12(25)(a)2.2. The occupations of setting up, adjusting, repairing, oiling, or cleaning the machines listed in subd. 1. a. to d. DWD 270.12(25)(b)1.1. “Band saw” means a machine equipped with an endless steel band having a continuous series of notches or teeth, running over wheels or pulleys, and used for sawing materials. DWD 270.12(25)(b)2.2. “Chain saw” means a machine equipped with an endless steel chain having a continuous series of notches or teeth, running over wheels or pulleys, and used for sawing materials. DWD 270.12(25)(b)3.3. “Circular saw“ means a machine equipped with a thin steel disc having a continuous series of notches or teeth on the periphery, mounted on shafting, and used for sawing materials. DWD 270.12(25)(b)4.4. “Guillotine shear” means a machine equipped with a movable blade operated vertically and used to shear materials. “Guillotine shear” does not include other types of shearing machines, using a different form of shearing action, such as alligator shears or circular shears. DWD 270.12(25)(b)5.5. “Helper” means a person who assists in the operation of a machine covered by this subsection by helping to place materials into or helping to remove them from the machine. DWD 270.12(25)(b)6.6. “Machines equipped with full automatic feed and ejection” means machines covered by this subsection that are equipped with devices for full automatic feeding and ejection and with a fixed barrier guard to prevent completely the operator or helper from placing any part of his body in the point–of–operation area. DWD 270.12(25)(b)7.7. “Operator” means a person who operates a machine covered by this subsection by performing such functions as starting or stopping the machine, placing materials into or removing them from the machine, or any other functions directly involved in the operation of the machine. DWD 270.12(26)(26) Strikes and lockouts. No minor may be employed in any occupations or activities, including picketing, performed in or on the premises of any establishment where a strike or lockout is in active progress. DWD 270.12(27)(a)(a) Prohibition. No minor may be employed in any of the following occupations involved in the operation of power–driven woodworking machines: DWD 270.12(27)(a)1.1. The occupation of operating power–driven woodworking machines, including supervising or controlling the operation of these machines, feeding material into these machines, and helping the operator to feed material into these machines but not including the placing of material on a moving chain or in a hopper or slide for automatic feeding. DWD 270.12(27)(a)2.2. The occupations of setting up, adjusting, repairing, oiling, or cleaning power–driven woodworking machines. DWD 270.12(27)(a)3.3. The occupations of off–bearing from circular saws and from guillotine–action veneer clippers. DWD 270.12(27)(b)1.1. “Off–bearing” means the removal of material or refuse directly from a saw table or from the point of operation. “Off-bearing” does not include any of the following: DWD 270.12(27)(b)1.a.a. The removal of material or refuse from a circular saw or guillotine–action veneer clipper where the material or refuse has been conveyed away from the saw table or point of operation by a gravity chute or by some mechanical means such as a moving belt or expulsion roller. DWD 270.12(27)(b)1.b.b. The following operations when they do not involve the removal of material or refuse directly from a saw table or from the point of operation: the carrying, moving, or transporting of materials from one machine to another or from one part of a plant to another; the piling, stacking, or arranging of materials for feeding into a machine by another person; and the sorting, tying, bundling, or loading of materials. DWD 270.12(27)(b)2.2. “Power–driven woodworking machines” means all fixed or portable machines or tools driven by power and used or designed for cutting, shaping, forming, surfacing, nailing, stapling, wire stitching, fastening, or otherwise assembling, pressing, or printing wood or veneer. DWD 270.12(28)(a)(a) Prohibition. No minor may be employed in any occupation in wrecking, demolition, and ship-breaking operations. DWD 270.12(28)(b)(b) Definition. For the purpose of this subsection, the term “wrecking, demolition, and ship-breaking operations” means all work, including clean–up and salvage work, performed at the site of the total or partial razing, demolishing, or dismantling of a building, bridge, steeple, tower, chimney, other structure, ship or other vessel, or motor vehicle. DWD 270.12 HistoryHistory: CR 04-010: cr. Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 12-1-04; correction in (2) (b) 2. (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats; correction in (13) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2012 No. 674; correction in (2) (b) 2. (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2018 No. 756. DWD 270.13DWD 270.13 Hazardous employment prohibited to minors under 16 years of age. The employment of minors under 16 years of age in the following occupations or places of employment shall be deemed to be dangerous or prejudicial to the life, health, safety, or welfare of the minor and other employees or frequenters, except as provided in s. DWD 270.14. No employer may employ or permit a minor under 16 years of age to work in the following occupations or places of employment: DWD 270.13(1)(1) Airports. No minor under 16 years of age may be employed in or about a landing strip or taxi or maintenance apron at an airport. DWD 270.13(2)(2) Boiler and engine rooms. No minor under 16 years of age may be employed in a boiler or engine room. DWD 270.13(3)(3) Cars and trucks. No minor under 16 years of age may be employed in connection with cars and trucks, including work involving the use of pits, racks or lifting apparatus, or involving the inflation of any tire mounted on a rim equipped with a removable retaining ring, and excluding work by a minor 14 years of age or over in dispensing gasoline and oil, courtesy service, car cleaning, and washing and polishing. DWD 270.13(4)(4) Communications and public utilities. No minor under 16 years of age may be employed in an occupation in connection with communications and public utilities, except for office or sales work. DWD 270.13(5)(5) Construction. No minor under 16 years of age may be employed in an occupation in connection with construction, including demolition and repair, except for office or sales work not at the actual construction site. DWD 270.13(6)(6) Farming. No minor under 16 years of age may be employed in any of the following occupations in farming: DWD 270.13(6)(a)(a) Operating or assisting in the operation of machinery, including, but not limited to, farm type tractors and other self-propelled vehicles, except those minors trained under either the 4-H federal extension service or the U.S. office of education vocational agriculture training programs may work on equipment permitted by their certificate of training. DWD 270.13(6)(b)(b) Any occupation in farming that the U.S. secretary of labor finds and declares to be particularly hazardous for the employment of minors below the age of 16.
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