what is the legal age for working in Massachusetts i believe its fourteen ?
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Answer by wizjp
Prohibited Jobs (Hazardous Orders)
Persons under 14 may not work: There are a few exceptions to this such as working as news carriers, on farms, and in entertainment (with a special permit).
Persons under 16 years old may NOT:
Operate power-driven machinery (except office machines or machines in retail or food service not otherwise prohibited)
Cook (except on electric or gas grills that do not have open flames)
Operate fryolators, rotisseries, NEICO broilers, or pressure cookers
Operate, clean or repair power-driven food slicers, grinders or choppers
Perform any baking activities
Operate microwave ovens (except to heat food in microwave ovens with a maximum capacity of 140 degrees Fahrenheit)
Clean kitchen surfaces that are hotter than 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Filter, transport, or dispose of cooking oil or grease hotter than 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Work in freezers or meat coolers
Work in a manufacturing facility (e.g., a factory)
Work on ladders or scaffolds
Work in garages, except dispensing gas and oil
Work in brick or lumber yards
Work in amusement places (e.g., pool or billiard room, or bowling alley)
Work in barber shops
Work in construction, transportation, communications, or public utilities (except doing clerical work away from heavy machinery off the job-site)
Work in warehouses (except doing clerical work)
Load or unload trucks, railroad cars, or conveyors
Wash windows in public or commercial buildings if the window sill is more than 10 feet above the ground
Work doing laundry in a commercial laundry or dry cleaning establishment
Work as a public messenger
Work at processing operations (e.g., in meat, fish, or poultry processing or cracking nuts, bulk or mass mailing)
Work around boilers or in engine rooms
Do industrial homework
Work with dangerous electrical machinery or appliances
1 This is a compilation of state and federal child labor laws. The most protective laws are presented here and apply to all employers of teens including parents who may employ their children. There are additional regulations in this area not summarized here and some exceptions for employers in agricultural industries.
Questions about the state child labor laws should be directed to the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Fair Labor and Business Practices Division (617-727-3465). Questions about federal child labor laws should be directed to the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (617-624-6700).
Work that is determined by the Massachusetts Attorney General to be dangerous to the health and well-being of minors
Work in any of the occupations or tasks prohibited for persons under age 18
Persons under 18 years old may NOT:
Drive a vehicle or forklift (except golf carts in certain circumstances)
Operate, clean or repair power-driven meat slicers, grinders or choppers
Operate, clean or repair power-driven bakery machines
Work 30 feet or more above ground or water
Handle, serve, or sell alcoholic beverages
Use circular or band saws, or guillotine shears
Use power-driven woodworking machines
Use hoisting machines
Operate paper balers, paper box compactors, or other power-driven paper products machines
Use power-driven metal-forming, punching, or shearing machines
Use buffing or polishing equipment
Manufacture brick, tile, or kindred products
Manufacture or store explosives
Work in excavation, wrecking, demolition, or shipbreaking
Work in logging, sawmilling, or mining
Work slaughtering, packing, or processing meat
Work in railway operations
Work in roofing or on or about a roof
Work in foundries or around blast furnaces
Work manufacturing phosphorus or phosphorus matches
Work where they are exposed to radioactive substances
Work as a firefighter or engineer on a boat
Oil or clean hazardous machinery in motion
Work in any job requiring the possession or use of a firearm*
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