Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 40 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Part VII - Conditions under Which Minor Labor May Be Used
Chapter 5 - Hazardous Occupations
Section VII-537 - Welding Occupations
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Definitions
Soldering, and Brazing Welding Equipment-oxygen and acetylene tanks, acetylene torches, assorted tips and soldering and brazing rods used to apply heat to melt the rods and to fuse the pieces to form a permanent bond.
Welding and Cutting Equipment-oxygen and acetylene tanks, acetylene torches, cutting tips, carbon arc cutting equipment, gouging machines, chipping hammers, wire brushes, power grinders, etc.
Welding Machines- shielded metal arc welding machines, gas tungsten arc welding machines, flux-cored arc welding machines, gas metal arc welding machines, and similar machines used to apply heat to a welding rod or continuously fed wire and to metal pieces, melting and fusing the pieces to form a permanent bond.
B. Prohibited Occupations. Minors are prohibited from working as an operator or helper in the operation of any of the above described machines or equipment.
C. Registered apprentices and registered student-learners are exempt from the prohibitions which apply to operations in welding occupations.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:161.
