Section 12-25-43 - Occupations in operation of power-driven woodworking machines(a) As used in this section: "Off-bearing" means the removal of material or refuse directly from a saw table or from the point of operation. Operations not considered as off-bearing within the intent of this section include:
(1) The removal of material or refuse from a circular saw or guillotine-action veneer clipper where the material or refuse has been conveyed away from the saw table or point of operation by a gravity chute or some mechanical means such as a moving belt or expulsion roller; and(2) The following operations when they do not involve the removal of material or refuse directly from a saw table or from the point of operation: (A) The carrying, moving, or transporting of materials from one machine to another or from one part of a plant to another;(B) The piling, stacking, or arranging of materials for feeding into a machine by another person; and(C) The sorting, tying, bundling, or loading of materials. "Power-driven woodworking machines" means all fixed or portable machines or tools driven by power and used or designed for cutting, shaping, forming, surfacing, nailing, stapling, wire stitching, fastening, or otherwise assembling, pressing, or printing wood or veneer.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following occupations involved in the operation of power-driven woodworking machines are declared hazardous for minors under eighteen years of age: (1) 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) Setting up, adjusting, repairing, oiling, or cleaning power-driven woodworking machines; and(3) Off-bearing from circular saws and from guillotine-action veneer clippers.(c) This section shall not apply to the employment of any apprentice, trainee, student-learner, or enrollee if: (1) The apprentice or trainee is a party to an apprenticeship or trainee agreement registered with the department within thirty days after execution of the agreement and the work of the apprentice or trainee in the occupation declared hazardous is incidental to the training; or(2) The student-learner is enrolled in a course of study and training in a cooperative vocational training program under a bona fide vocational training program authorized and approved by the department of education; provided that: (A) The employment is intermittent and for short periods of time, and under the direct and close supervision of a qualified and experienced person; and(B) Safety instructions are given by the school and correlated by the employer with on-the-job training; or(3) The enrollee is enrolled in a work training program approved and conducted by or under the auspices of a government agency.[Eff. OCT. 5, 1981] (Auth: HRS §§ 390-2, 390-6) (Imp: HRS § 390-2)