New Hampshire Revised Statutes 276-A:23 – Limitations on Youth Training and Employment
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I. Except when enrolled in an explorer program approved by the New Hampshire department of labor under rules adopted by the commissioner, no youth under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in firefighting.
II. Fire organizations shall follow the requirements of this subdivision and federal orders regulating youth employment in hazardous occupations, as referenced in rules adopted by the commissioner, when any youth is employed or permitted to work in support of firefighting at all times and in all places.
III. The supervising person responsible for following the requirements of this subdivision shall be the chief authority of the fire organization or his or her designee.
IV. Youths shall not be employed at any task or duty in support of firefighting prior to completing training pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 276-A:24, I.
V. Fire organizations shall follow the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 276-A:4, VIII and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 276-A:24 and rules adopted by the commissioner when employing or permitting 16 or 17 year old youths to work in support of firefighting.
II. Fire organizations shall follow the requirements of this subdivision and federal orders regulating youth employment in hazardous occupations, as referenced in rules adopted by the commissioner, when any youth is employed or permitted to work in support of firefighting at all times and in all places.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 276-A:23
- commissioner: shall mean the labor commissioner. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 276-A:3
- department: shall mean the labor department. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 276-A:3
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- youth: shall mean any person under 18 years of age. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 276-A:3
III. The supervising person responsible for following the requirements of this subdivision shall be the chief authority of the fire organization or his or her designee.
IV. Youths shall not be employed at any task or duty in support of firefighting prior to completing training pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 276-A:24, I.
V. Fire organizations shall follow the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 276-A:4, VIII and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 276-A:24 and rules adopted by the commissioner when employing or permitting 16 or 17 year old youths to work in support of firefighting.