# The Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Regulations 1960, Regulation 80: Young persons


(1) No young person shall, until he has been employed in a shipyard or shipyards for at least six months, be employed in connection with the operations in a shipyard on a stage from which, or in any part of a ship where, he is liable to fall a distance of more than six feet six inches, or into water in which there is a risk of drowning.
(2) Any young person under the age of sixteen shall, when employed in the operations in a shipyard, be placed under the charge of an experienced workman.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1960/1932/regulation/80 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/shipbuilding-and-ship-repairing-regulations-1960/regulation-80
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