Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.6208

Current through Vol. 24-24, January 15, 2025

Section R. 408.6208 - Prohibited occupations; construction; excavation; roofing; wrecking; demolition; ship-breaking operations; working with explosive materials, hazardous substances, radioactive substances, respiratory equipment; working in a confined space; machine operation and maintenance; operating special equipment; working with power-driven hoisting apparatus; occupations requiring use of motor vehicle

Rule 208.

(1) A minor less than 16 years of age shall not be employed in any occupations in a construction operation, as defined in R 408.6203(d), to include repair or the cleanup of a construction site.

(2) A minor shall not be employed in any occupation involving construction work; additions; improvements; excavating; highway, bridge, and street construction; roofing, as defined in R 408.6203(d), or wrecking; demolition; or ship-breaking operations.

(3) A minor shall not be employed in any occupation in or about plants or establishments which manufacture or store explosive materials or articles containing explosive materials, as defined in R 408.6203(m), including ammunition exceeding .60 caliber in size, except where both of the following criteria are met:

(a) None of the work performed in the area involves the mixing, transportation, handling, or use of explosive materials.

(b) The minor's work area is separated from the hazardous area by the distance prescribed for inhabited buildings in table 1, or the minor's work area is separated from the hazardous area by an earthen bank not less than 8 feet in height.

(4) Table 1 reads as follows:

Distances for Storage of Explosives

Explosives g		Distance in feet when storage is barricaded b,c,d,e
Pound Over	s Pounds not over	From inhabited Buildings	From passenger railways	From public highways	Separation of magazines f
2	5	70	30	30	6
5	10	90	35	35	8
10	20	110	45	45	10
20	30	125	50	50	11
30	40	140	55	55	12
40	50	150	60	60	14
50	75	170	70	70	15
75	100	190	75	75	16
100	125	200	80	80	18
125	150	215	85	85	19
150	200	235	95	95	21
200	250	255	105	105	23
250	300	270	110	110	24
300	400	295	120	120	27
400	500	320	130	130	29
500	600	340	135	135	31
600	700	355	145	145	32
700	800	375	150	150	33
800	900	390	155	155	35
900	1,000	400	160	160	36
1,000	1,200	425	170	165	39
1,200	1,400	450	180	170	41
1,400	1,600	470	190	175	43
1,600	1,800	490	195	180	44
1,800	2,000	505	205	185	45
2,000	2,500	545	220	190	49
2,500	3,000	580	235	195	52
3,000	4,000	635	255	210	58
4,000	5,000	685	275	225	61
5,000	6,000	730	295	235	65
6,000	7,000	770	310	245	68
7,000	8,000	800	320	250	72
8,000	9,000	835	335	255	75
9,000	10,000	865	345	260	78
10,000	12,000	875	370	270	82
12,000	14,000	885	390	275	87
14,000	16,000	900	405	280	90
15,000	18,000	940	420	285	94
18,000	20,000	975	435	290	98
20,000	25,000	1,055	470	315	105
25,000	30,000	1,130	500	340	112
30,000	35,000	1,205	525	360	119
35,000	40,000	1,275	550	380	124
40,000	45,000	1,340	570	400	129
45,000	50,000	1,400	590	420	135
50,000	55,000	1,460	610	440	140
55,000	60,000	1,515	630	455	145
60,000	65,000	1,565	645	470	150
65,000	70,000	1,610	660	485	155
70,000	75,000	1,655	675	500	160
75,000	80,000	1,695	690	510	165
80,000	85,000	1,730	705	520	170
85,000	90,000	1,760	720	530	175
90,000	95,000	1,790	730	540	180
95,000	100,000	1,815	745	545	185
100,000	110,000	1,835	770	550	195
110,000	120,000	1,855	790	555	205
120,000	130,000	1,875	810	560	215
130,000	140,000	1,890	835	565	225
140,000	150,000	1,900	850	570	235
150,000	160,000	1,935	870	580	245
160,000	170,000	1,965	890	590	255
170,000	180,000	1,990	905	600	265
180,000	190,000	2,010	920	605	275
190,000	200,000	2,030	935	610	285
200,000	210,000	2,055	955	620	295
210,000	230,000	2,100	980	635	315
230,000	250,000	2,155	1,010	650	335
250,000	275,000	2,215	1,040	670	360
275,000	300,000	2,275	1.075	690	385

Notes to Table

Note a. All types of blasting caps in strengths through No. 8 shall be rated at 1 1/2 (0.68 kg) of explosives per 1,000 caps.

Note b. "Barricaded" means that a building containing explosives is effectually screened from a magazine, building, railway, or highway, either by a natural barricade or by an artificial barricade of such height that a straight line from the top of any sidewall of the building containing explosives to the eave line of any magazine or building, or to a point 12 feet (3.66 m) above the center of a railway or highway, will pass through such intervening or artificial barricade.

Note c. "Artificial barricade" means an artificial mound or revetted wall of earth of a minimum thickness of 3 feet (0.92 m).

Note d. "Natural barricade" means natural features of the ground, such as hills or timber of sufficient density that the surrounding exposures which require protection cannot be seen from the magazine when the trees are bare of leaves.

Note e. When a building containing explosives is not barricaded, the distances shown in Table 1 shall be doubled.

Note f. When 2 or more storage magazines are located on the same property, each magazine shall comply with minimum distances specified from inhabited buildings, railways, and highways, and, in addition, they shall be separated from each other by not less than the distances shown for "Separation of magazines," except that the quantity of explosives contained in cap magazines shall govern in regard to the spacing of the cap magazines from magazines containing other explosives. If any 2 or more magazines are separated from each other by less than the specified "Separation of magazines" distances, then such 2 or more magazines, as a group, shall be considered as 1 magazine, and the total quantity of explosives stored in such group shall be treated as if stored in a single magazine located on the site of any magazine of the group and shall comply with the distances specified from other magazines, inhabited buildings, railways, and highways.

Note g. This table applies only to the manufacture and permanent storage of commercial explosives. It is not applicable to the transportation of explosives or any handling or temporary storage necessary or incident thereto. It is not intended to apply to bombs, projectiles, or other heavily encased explosives.

Note h. 1 pound = 0.454 kg; 1 foot = 0.305 m.

(5) A minor shall not be employed in any occupation involving the use of or exposure to hazardous substances, as defined in R 408.6204(a).

(6) A minor shall not be employed to work in any workroom in which any of the following occurs:

(a) Radium is stored or used in the manufacture of self-luminous compounds.

(b) A self-luminous compound, as defined in R 408.6205(h), is made, processed, packaged, stored, used, or worked on.

(c) Incandescent mantles made from fabric and solutions containing thorium salts are manufactured, processed, or packaged.

(d) Other radioactive substances are present in the air in average concentrations exceeding 10% of the maximum permissible concentrations in the air recommended for occupational exposure as set forth in the 40-hour week column of table 1 of the national committee on radiation protection report no. 22, entitled "Maximum Permissible Body Burdens and Maximum Permissible Concentrations of Radionuclides in Air and in Water for Occupational Exposure," June 5, 1959, which is adopted by reference in these rules and is available for inspection and for distribution at no charge at the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, 608 W. Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30712, Lansing, MI 48909.

This report may be purchased from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20814-3095, at a cost of $20.00.

(7) A minor shall not be employed in any occupation which requires the use of respiratory equipment, as defined in R 408.6205(g).

(8) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed in any occupation involving work in a confined space, as defined in R 408.6203(c).

(9) A minor shall not be employed in any occupation involving the operations, setup, repair, adjustment, oiling, or cleaning of any of the following machines:

(a) Power-driven woodworking machinery, as defined in R 408.6205(e).

(b) Power-driven metal-forming, metal-punching, and metal-shearing machines, as defined in R 408.6205(c).

(c) Power-driven bakery machines, as defined in R 408.6205(a).

(d) Power-driven paper products machinery, as defined in R 408.6205(d).

(e) Power-driven saws.

(f) Power-driven meat-processing machines, as defined in R 408.6205(b).

(10) A minor shall not operate, or assist in the operation of, including the starting, stopping, adjusting, feeding, or any other activity involving physical contact with, any of the following machines:

(a) Trencher or earth-moving equipment.

(b) Tractors exceeding 20 power-take-off horsepower, including connecting or disconnecting an implement or any of its parts to or from such a tractor; except that minors 16 to 17 years of age who are provided operating instructions from their employers may operate such tractors.

(11) A minor shall not be employed in work which involves any of the following activities:

(a) The operation of a power-driven hoisting apparatus, including an elevator, power industrial truck, crane, derrick, or hoist, except for the operation of an unattended automatic operation passenger elevator.

An employer may apply for a deviation for 16- and 17-year-old minors to operate a motorized hand truck and low-lift platform truck, as defined in R 408.6204(c) and (f), in accordance with R 408.6303.

(b) Riding on a manlift or on a freight elevator, except for a freight elevator which is operated by an assigned operator.

(c) Assisting in the operation of a crane, derrick, or hoist as traditionally performed by crane hookers, crane chasers, hookers-on, riggers, rigger helpers, and similar occupations.

(12) A minor under 16 years of age shall not work under equipment or machinery which has been elevated by a hoist, jack, blocks, or hydraulic power system.

(13) A minor shall not be employed in any occupation which requires the operation of a motor vehicle on any public road or highway, except when such operation is occasional and incidental to the minor's primary work activities and if all of the following requirements are complied with:

(a) The gross vehicle weight does not exceed 6,000 pounds.

(b) The operation is restricted to daylight hours.

(c) The minor holds a state license valid for the type of motor vehicle operation involved in the job performed and has completed a state-approved driver education course.

(d) The vehicle is equipped with a seat belt or similar device for the driver and for each helper, and the employer has instructed each minor that such belts or other devices must be used.

(e) The operation does not involve the transporting of passengers or the towing of vehicles.

(14) A minor shall not be employed as an outside helper on any motor vehicle on a public highway.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.6208

1988 AACS; 2003 AACS; 2006 AACS; 2015 MR 5, Eff. March 13, 2015