27-6-112. Children; prohibition of employment in certain occupations.
(a) No child under sixteen (16) years of age shall be employed, permitted, or allowed to work at, in, or in connection with any of the following occupations, or at any of the following kinds of work except for the purpose of instruction in the public schools:
(i) The operation of or working on heavy construction equipment;
(ii) Employment requiring contact with or exposure to explosives or dangerous chemicals; or in any other occupation declared by the department of workforce services as hazardous, for the employment of children under sixteen (16) years of age.
(b) The department of workforce services is hereby authorized to declare any occupation hazardous for the employment of children under sixteen (16) years of age.