# WAC 296-125-033: WAC 296-125-033. Prohibited and hazardous employment—Special restrictions for minors under the age of 16

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_033

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 296-125-033
- **Heading:** WAC 296-125-033. Prohibited and hazardous employment—Special restrictions for minors under the age of 16
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 296 / Chapter 296-125 / Section 296-125-033

## Text

Employment of minors under age 16 is subject to the following additional restrictions. They are prohibited from working:
(1) In any manufacturing operations.
(2) In any processing operations (including but not limited to filleting of fish, dressing poultry, cracking nuts, commercial processing, canning, freezing or drying of foods, laundering as performed by commercial laundries and dry cleaning).
(3) In any public messenger service, including but not limited to work that is performed by foot, bicycle, or public transportation.
(4) In occupations connected with transportation, warehouse and storage, communications and public utilities, or construction. (Office work related to these occupations is permitted if none of the minor's work is performed on the transportation media or construction site.)
(5) In the following specific areas of retail, food service or gasoline service station operations:
(a) Maintenance or repair work.
(b) Window washing or other work requiring worker to be positioned at higher than ground or floor level.
(c) Cooking and baking.
(d) Operating, setting up, adjusting, cleaning, oiling or repairing power-driven food slicers and grinders, food choppers and cutters and bakery-type mixers.
(6) In occupations involving work in the operation of amusement parks, street carnivals, and traveling shows.
(7) Loading and unloading goods to or from trucks, railroad cars, or conveyors.
(8) In occupations involving operation or repair, oiling, cleaning, adjusting, or setting up of or working in proximity to any power-driven machinery.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 296-125-010 WAC 296-125-010. Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_010.md)
- [WAC 296-125-015 WAC 296-125-015. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_015.md)
- [WAC 296-125-018 WAC 296-125-018. Minimum age for employment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_018.md)
- [WAC 296-125-024 WAC 296-125-024. House-to-house sales](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_024.md)
- [WAC 296-125-027 WAC 296-125-027. Hours of work for minors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_027.md)
- [WAC 296-125-030 WAC 296-125-030. Prohibited and hazardous employment—All minors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_030.md)
- [WAC 296-125-033 WAC 296-125-033. Prohibited and hazardous employment—Special restrictions for minors under the age of 16](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_033.md)
- [WAC 296-125-043 WAC 296-125-043. Minimum wages—Minors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_043.md)
- [WAC 296-125-0200 WAC 296-125-0200. If I plan to employ minors in my business, what general requirements do I have to satisfy?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_0200.md)
- [WAC 296-125-0210 WAC 296-125-0210. Do I need minor work permit endorsements for my business?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_0210.md)
- [WAC 296-125-0211 WAC 296-125-0211. What if I employ minors at several different workplaces?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_0211.md)
- [WAC 296-125-0220 WAC 296-125-0220. Are there working condition restrictions which may be placed on my minor work permit endorsements?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_0220.md)
- [WAC 296-125-0221 WAC 296-125-0221. Do my minor work permit endorsements expire?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_0221.md)
- [WAC 296-125-0222 WAC 296-125-0222. Can I renew my minor work permit endorsements?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_125_0222.md)

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