OAR 839-021-0097
Prohibited Employment for Minors under 16 Years of Age
(1)
No minor under 16 years of age:(a)
May be employed in an occupation or type of work declared hazardous by the Bureau (see OAR 839-021-0102 (Occupations and Types of Work Declared Hazardous for Minors Under 16 Years of Age));(b)
May be assigned any duties in connection with an organized youth camp prior to 6 a.m. or after 10 p.m., or more than eight hours per day;(c)
May be employed to act as a canvasser, peddler or “outside salesperson” as defined in ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261)(7), from house to house.(2)
Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no minor may be employed at any work on or around any unenclosed commercial wharves or docks or in any unenclosed buildings extending over water, unless:(a)
There is located at the site of the work and conspicuously displayed at such site adequate safety equipment including, but not limited to:(A)
For every 30 linear feet of unenclosed area no less than one Type IV personal flotation device containing 16.5 pounds of buoyancy and one polypropylene line no less than 30 feet in length attached thereto;(B)
No less than one pole of not less than ten feet in length with a blunt hook attached thereto; and(b)
The minors so employed have been adequately instructed in the use of such equipment;(c)
There is provision made that no minor employee ever be required to work out of sight and hearing of another employee; and(d)
There is located at the site of the work and conspicuously displayed an alarm device adequate to alert all employees on the job site to the existence of a perilous situation.(3)
Minors may not be employed on or around fishing vessels except under the following conditions:(a)
Minors of 16 and 17 years of age may be employed as assistants on chartered fishing or pleasure boats;(b)
Minors of 14 and 15 years of age may be employed at dock areas used by chartered fishing or pleasure boats; and(c)
Minors may be employed on commercial fishing vessels without an employment certificate when employed and supervised by the minors’ grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt.
Source:
Rule 839-021-0097 — Prohibited Employment for Minors under 16 Years of Age, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0097.