# Order 15 - Wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations — Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)

For Order 15 - Wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations, jurisdiction is Federal; rule is Prohibited under 18 - declared particularly hazardous for minors between 16 and 18 years of age; cfr section is 570.66; regulatory text is All occupations in wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations are particularly hazardous for the employment of minors between 16 and 18 years of age and detrimental to their health and well-being, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **occupation order:** Order 15 - Wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **jurisdiction:** Federal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **rule:** Prohibited under 18 - declared particularly hazardous for minors between 16 and 18 years of age _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **cfr section:** 570.66 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **regulatory text:** All occupations in wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations are particularly hazardous for the employment of minors between 16 and 18 years of age and detrimental to their health and well-being. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 570.66 Occupations involved in wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations (Order 15). (a) Finding and declaration of fact. All occupations in wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations are particularly hazardous for the employment of minors between 16 and 18 years of age and detrimental to their health and well-being.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.66

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/).