Practice question
A farm assigns a sixteen-year-old to spray harmful pesticides and carry heavy loads under hazardous conditions. The owner argues all agricultural work is outside the child-hazard rules. Which is correct?
- The agricultural label does not create that exemption; DO149-A expressly addresses such hazardous activities subject to the defined conditions
- All farms are automatically exempt
- Only a factory can create child hazards
- A parent can always waive pesticide exposure
- Rural location makes heavy loads harmless by law
Legal references
- DO149-A-2017 amending DO149-2016, Section 6(b), read with Section 2: https://batangmalaya.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DOLE-Department-Order-No.-149-A-Series-of-2017-min.pdf
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