# Work in freezers and meat coolers — Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)

For Work in freezers and meat coolers, jurisdiction is Federal; rule is Prohibited for minors 14 and 15 years of age; cfr section is 570.33; regulatory text is Work in freezers and meat coolers and all work in the preparation of meats for sale except as permitted by § 570.34(j) . This section, however, does not prohibit the employment of 14- and 15-year-olds whose duties require them to occasionally enter freezers only momentarily to retrieve items as permitted by § 570.34(i) , recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **occupation order:** Work in freezers and meat coolers _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **jurisdiction:** Federal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **rule:** Prohibited for minors 14 and 15 years of age _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **cfr section:** 570.33
- **regulatory text:** Work in freezers and meat coolers and all work in the preparation of meats for sale except as permitted by § 570.34(j) . This section, however, does not prohibit the employment of 14- and 15-year-olds whose duties require them to occasionally enter freezers only momentarily to retrieve items as permitted by § 570.34(i) . _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (i) Work in freezers and meat coolers and all work in the preparation of meats for sale except as permitted by § 570.34(j) . This section, however, does not prohibit the employment of 14- and 15-year-olds whose duties require them to occasionally enter freezers only momentarily to retrieve items as permitted by § 570.34(i) .

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.33

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/).