Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 11 - EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS
Subchapter B - EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS IN INDUSTRY
PROHIBITIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Section 11.67 - Training and fire fighting
Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 11.67
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Minors who are members of a volunteer fire company, including all classifications of membership, may participate in training and firefighting activities in compliance with the following:
(1) Drivers of trucks, ambulances or other
official vehicles shall be 18 years of age.
(2) Minors 17 years of age who have
successfully completed a course of training equal to the standards for basic
firefighting established by the Department of Education may engage in general
firefighting activities, provided such minors are under the direct supervision
and control of the fire chief or a trained, experienced officer over 21 years
of age, except minors may not do the following:
(i) Operate an aerial ladder, aerial
platform, hydraulic jack or high pressure hose.
(ii) Ascend ladders.
(iii) Use rubber electrical gloves, insulated
wire gloves, insulated wire cutters, life nets or acetylene cutting
units.
(iv) Enter a burning
structure.
(3) The
activities of minors 16 years of age at the scene of a fire shall be limited to
the following:
(i) First aid.
(ii) Clean-up service outside of the
structure after the fire has been declared by the fire official in charge to be
under control.
(4)
Activities of minors 14 and 15 years of age shall be limited to the following:
(i) Training.
(ii) Cleaning and storing of
equipment.
(5) Minors 14
and 15 years of age may not do the following:
(i) Ride an official vehicle to the scene of
a fire.
(ii) Participate in any
fire fighting activities.
(b) All existing provisions of the Child Labor Law (43 P. S. §§ 41-65.) and the regulations affecting the employment of minors shall be applicable in all cases, including the requirement for employment certificates and the limitations on hours of employment.
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