# Loading and unloading light hand tools and personal items — Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)

For Loading and unloading light hand tools and personal items, jurisdiction is Federal; rule is Permitted for minors 14 and 15 years of age; cfr section is 570.34; regulatory text is The loading onto motor vehicles and the unloading from motor vehicles of the light, non-power-driven, hand tools and personal protective equipment that the minor will use as part of his or her employment at the work site; and the loading onto motor vehicles and the unloading from motor vehicles of personal items such as a back pack, a lunch box, or a coat that the minor is permitted to take to the work site, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **occupation order:** Loading and unloading light hand tools and personal items _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **jurisdiction:** Federal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **rule:** Permitted for minors 14 and 15 years of age _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **cfr section:** 570.34
- **regulatory text:** The loading onto motor vehicles and the unloading from motor vehicles of the light, non-power-driven, hand tools and personal protective equipment that the minor will use as part of his or her employment at the work site; and the loading onto motor vehicles and the unloading from motor vehicles of personal items such as a back pack, a lunch box, or a coat that the minor is permitted to take to the work site. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (k) The loading onto motor vehicles and the unloading from motor vehicles of the light, non-power-driven, hand tools and personal protective equipment that the minor will use as part of his or her employment at the work site; and the loading onto motor vehicles and the unloading from motor vehicles of personal items such as a back pack, a lunch box, or a coat that the minor is permitted to take to the work site. Such light tools would include, but are not limited to, rakes, hand-held clippers, shovels, and brooms. Such light tools would not include items like trash, sales kits, promotion items or items for sale, lawn mowers, or other power-driven lawn maintenance equipment. Such minors would not be permitted to load or unload safety equipment such as barriers, cones, or signage.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.34

Last verified: 2026-09-15. Review by: 2027-08-28.
Part of [Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)](https://referencesource.org/federal-child-labor-hazardous-occupations/).