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Understanding Child Labor Act for Junior

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Pennsylvania Junior Emergency Service

Compliance Manual

Revised 4-01-07 A

A Guide for Junior Emergency Service Providers

Revised 4-01-07


What a Minor Needs to Work?

ANY minor under 18 years of age must have a work permit

NEW-Written statement from parent or guardian of minors under 16: granting permission AND

acknowledging duties and hours of employment


How to Get a Work Permit? •Fill out an application with the

School District-must be signed by parent or guardian or must be

notarized •Must present Issuing Officer with

proof age, i.e. birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport,

affidavit of age, or doctor statement. •Must personally appear before

Issuing Officer •Exception for minors who graduated

high school-from signature and personal appearance


Work Permits for Dummies (not actually)

•Wallet-sized form containing: age, sex, date and place of birth,

residential address, color of hair and eyes, and physical work

restrictions

•Signed and dated by minor and Issuing Officer certifying that

everything required has been met

•NEW-Issuing Officer may refuse to issue or revoke a work permit based on inadequate academic

achievement


Volunteer Emergency Service Organizations

Minors 14 and older who are members may participate in

training and emergency activities, FLSA limits on forest firefighting activities

Organization Types

Volunteer Fire

Companies

Volunteer Ambulance

Organizations

Volunteer Rescue

Organizations

Volunteer Forest

Firefighting Organizations

Volunteer Organizations Responding to

Medical Emergencies or

Large-Scale Disasters


Oh No You Don’t!

Prohibited Activities for Minor Volunteers •Operating trucks, ambulances or other official fire vehicles •Operating aerial ladders and platforms •Operating hydraulic jacks •Using rubber electrical gloves, insulated wire gloves, insulated wire cutters, life nets or acetylene cutting units •Operating fire vehicle pumps while at scene •Entering burning structure


14 and 15 Year Old Emergency Volunteers…

MAY •Perform Training •First Aid •Cleanup at fire scene •Serve food and non-alcoholic beverages

MAY NOT • Ascend ladders • Operate high pressure hose lines

• Defined as water hose used for fire suppression with > 150 PSI

• Air hose with > 100 PSI • Hydraulic hose >1000 PSI


16 and 17 Year Old Emergency Volunteers…

MAY •Training •Emergency Service Activities

•Including firefighting if: •Training Course for basic firefighting established by State Fire Commission •Be under supervision and control of fire chief, experienced line officer or designated forest fire warden


Hours Spent Volunteering Act’s general restrictions regarding hours and time cover these volunteers Exceptions:

14 & 15 year old volunteer firefighters may perform training and activities until 10 p.m.

16 & 17 year old volunteer firefighters may work until excused if responding to a fire call and it was received before midnight


Violations 1. Violate the Act 2. Interfere with the

Bureau’s duties as an enforcement officer

3. Compel or allow a minor to violate the Act

4. Fail to provide records when the Bureau demands

5. Falsify records 6. Violate permit terms

Penalties 1. Summary Criminal

a) 1st Offense-$500 b) After 1st offense-

$1,500 and/or imprisonment up to 10 days

2. Administrative-NEW* a) Penalty up to $5,000 b) And/or corrective

action

ALTOONA DISTRICT OFFICE 814-940-6224 OR 1-877-792-8198

HARRISBURG DISTRICT OFFICE

717-787-4671 OR 1-800-932-0665

PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT OFFICE 215-560-1858 OR1-877-817-9497

PITTSBURGH DISTRICT OFFICE

412-565-5300 OR 1-877-504-8354

SCRANTON DISTRICT OFFICE 570-963-4577 OR 1-877-214-3962

U OF LABOR LAW COMPLIANCE

Questions


For further information, please visit the Bureau’s website at:

http://dli.state.pa.us/laborlaw

http://dli.state.pa.us/laborlaw

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