Practice question
A seventeen-year-old is assigned to handle dangerous power-driven cutting machinery. The employer says persons above fifteen may do any work if they consent. Which is correct?
- Consent legalizes every machinery task
- The prohibition ends at fifteen
- Only the machine’s owner is protected
- High wages remove the danger
- The age-specific hazardous-work prohibition still applies
Legal references
- RA7610, Section 12-D(4)(d), inserted by RA9231: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2003/ra_9231_2003.html
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