# Order 5 - Power-driven woodworking machines — Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)

For Order 5 - Power-driven woodworking machines, jurisdiction is Federal; rule is Prohibited under 18 - declared particularly hazardous for minors between 16 and 18 years of age; cfr section is 570.55; regulatory text is The following occupations involved in the operation of power-driven wood-working machines are particularly hazardous for minors between 16 and 18 years of age:, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **occupation order:** Order 5 - Power-driven woodworking machines _(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:** 570.55 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **regulatory text:** The following occupations involved in the operation of power-driven wood-working machines are particularly hazardous for minors between 16 and 18 years of age: _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 570.55 Occupations involved in the operation of power-driven woodworking machines (Order 5). (a) Finding and declaration of fact. The following occupations involved in the operation of power-driven wood-working machines are particularly hazardous for minors between 16 and 18 years of age: (1) The occupation of operating power-driven woodworking machines, including supervising or controlling the operation of such machines, feeding material into such machines, and helping the operator to feed material into such machines but not including the placing of material on a moving chain or in a hopper or slide for automatic feeding. (2) The occupations of setting up, adjusting, repairing, oiling, or cleaning power-driven woodworking machines. (3) The occupations of off-bearing from circular saws and from guillotine-action veneer clippers.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.55

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/).