[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR22.300] [Page 412] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION PART 22_APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS--Table of Contents Subpart 22.3_Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Sec. 22.300 Scope of subpart. This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for applying the requirements of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) (the Act) to contracts that may require or involve laborers or mechanics. In this subpart, the term laborers or mechanics includes apprentices, trainees, helpers, watchmen, guards, firefighters, fireguards, and workmen who perform services in connection with dredging or rock excavation in rivers or harbors, but does not include any employee employed as a seaman. [51 FR 12293, Apr. 9, 1986, as amended at 70 FR 57454, Sept. 30, 2005]