La. Admin. Code tit. 40 § VII-519

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section VII-519 - Power Driven Bakery Machine Occupations
A. Prohibited Occupations. Minors are prohibited from engaging in the following occupations: operating, assisting to operate, or setting up, adjusting, repairing, oiling, or cleaning any horizontal dough mixer, batter mixer, bread dividing, rounding, or molding machine; dough brake, dough sheeter, combination slicing and wrapping machine; cake cutting band saw; setting up or adjusting a cookie or cracker machine.
B. Exception. Sixteen or 17 year old minors are not prohibited from operating pizza dough rollers constructed with safeguards contained in the basic design so as to prevent fingers, hands, or clothing from being caught in the in-running point of the rollers; which have gears that are completely enclosed, and have microswitches that disengage the machinery if the backs or sides of the rollers are removed; provided that such safegaurds are present on the machine, are operational, and cannot be overridden.
C. Exemption. Registered apprentices are exempt from all prohibitions affecting occupations involving power-driven baking equipment and machines.

La. Admin. Code tit. 40, § VII-519

Promulgated by the Department of Labor, Office of Labor LR 7:47 (February 1981), amended by the Department of Labor, Office of Labor, LR 17:357 (April 1991), amended by the Department of Labor, Office of Regulatory Services, LR 30:2064 (September 2004).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:161.