# Operating a tanning unit — Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)

For Operating a tanning unit, jurisdiction is North Carolina; rule is Enforcement position of the North Carolina Department of Labor Wage and Hour Bureau on tanning beds and tanning salons; regulatory text is no one under the age of 18 can operate a tanning unit, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **occupation order:** Operating a tanning unit _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **jurisdiction:** North Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **rule:** Enforcement position of the North Carolina Department of Labor Wage and Hour Bureau on tanning beds and tanning salons _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **regulatory text:** no one under the age of 18 can operate a tanning unit _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> It is DENR's rule that no one under the age of 18 can operate a tanning unit.

## Source

- https://www.labor.nc.gov/workplace-rights/youth-employment-rules/tanning-beds-youth-employment-enforcement-position

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/).