# Order 8 - Power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing machines — Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)

For Order 8 - Power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing machines, jurisdiction is Federal; rule is Prohibited under 18 - declared particularly hazardous for minors between 16 and 18 years of age; cfr section is 570.59; regulatory text is The following occupations are particularly hazardous for the employment of 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 8 - Power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing 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:** 570.59 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **regulatory text:** The following occupations are particularly hazardous for the employment of minors between 16 and 18 years of age: _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 570.59 Occupations involved in the operation of power-driven metal forming, punching, and shearing machines (Order 8). (a) Finding and declaration of fact. The following occupations are particularly hazardous for the employment of minors between 16 and 18 years of age: (1) The occupations of operator of or helper on the following power-driven metal forming, punching, and shearing machines:

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.59

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/).