[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR570.67]

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                             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 
Minors Between 16 and 18 Years of Age or Detrimental to Their Health or 
                               Well-Being
 
Sec. 570.67  Occupations in roofing operations and on or about a roof 
(Order 16).

    (a) Finding and declaration of fact. All occupations in roofing 
operations and all occupations on or about a roof are particularly 
hazardous for the employment of minors between 16 and 18 years of age or 
detrimental to their health.
    (b) Definitions.
    On or about a roof includes all work performed upon or in close 
proximity to 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 (wood 
or metal), including roof trusses or joists; 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 on or about roofs.
    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, 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 tar heater.

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    (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).

[27 FR 102, Jan. 5, 1962. 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; 69 FR 57404, Dec. 16, 2004]