[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR570.65]

[Page 323]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 570_CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND STATEMENTS OF INTERPRETATION
--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart E_Occupations Particularly Hazardous for the Employment of 
 
Sec. 570.65  Occupations involved in the operations of circular saws, band 
saws, and guillotine shears (Order 14).

    (a) Findings and declaration of fact. The following occupations are 
particularly hazardous for the employment of minors between 16 and 18 
years of age:
    (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:
    (i) Circular saws.
    (ii) Band saws.
    (iii) Guillotine shears.
    (2) The occupations of setting-up, adjusting, repairing, oiling, or 
cleaning circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears.
    (b) Definitions. (1) The term operator shall mean a person who 
operates a machine covered by this section 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 
operation of the machine.
    (2) The term helper shall mean a person who assists in the operation 
of a machine covered by this section by helping place materials into or 
remove them from the machine.
    (3) The term machines equipped with full automatic feed and ejection 
shall mean machines covered by this Order which 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.
    (4) The term circular saw shall mean 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.
    (5) The term band saw shall mean 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.
    (6) The term guillotine shear shall mean a machine equipped with a 
movable blade operated vertically and used to shear materials. The term 
shall not include other types of shearing machines, using a different 
form of shearing action, such as alligator shears or circular shears.
    (c) Exemptions. This section shall not apply to the employment of 
apprentices or student-learners under the conditions prescribed in Sec. 
570.50 (b) and (c).

[25 FR 9849, Oct. 14, 1960. Redesignated at 28 FR 1634, Feb. 21, 1963, 
and amended at 28 FR 3450, Apr. 9, 1963. Redesignated and amended at 36 
FR 25156, Dec. 29, 1971]