Code of Maine Rules
12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
170 - BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS
Chapter 11 - RULES GOVERNING HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS FOR MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IN NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
Section 170-11-1 - Definitions
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
For the purpose of these regulations, the following terms will be construed as follows:
A. "Bureau" means the Bureau of Labor Standards within the Department of Labor.
B. "Director" means the director of the Bureau of Labor Standards or the director's designee in the Wage & Hour Division.
C. "Hazardous Occupation" means a State prohibited occupation for any minor under the age of sixteen or under the age of eighteen in non-agricultural employment.
D. "Student Learner" means a student enrolled in a course of study and training in a CTE cooperative or vocational training program under a recognized State or local educational authority or in a course of study in a substantially similar program conducted by a private school.
E. "Apprentice" means a person who is employed in a craft recognized as an apprenticeable trade and is registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor as employed in accordance with the standards established by that Bureau, or is registered by a State agency as employed in accordance with the standards of the State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, or is employed under a written apprenticeship agreement and conditions which are found by the Secretary of Labor to conform substantially with such Federal or State standards.
F. "Nude Entertainment" means any amusement, performance, exhibition or diversion which includes the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple, or the showing of the covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state. This does not include incidental nudity in a theatre or film performance or exhibition.
G. "Outside Helper" means an individual, other than a driver, whose work includes riding on a motor vehicle outside the cab for the purpose of assisting in transporting or delivering goods.
H. "CTE-Student" (Career Technical Education) mean a student enrolled in an approved CTE program offered from a CTE center or region as defined in 20-A M.R.S.A §§8301-A, 8306-B, 8401, and 8451.
I. "Power driven hoisting apparatus" does not include grease rack lifts used in gasoline service stations, tire stores, and other establishments servicing automobiles.
