Sec. 186-6.5. Safety and health of child performers

(a) The employer shall provide the child performer and his or her parent or guardian with information and instruction to protect the health or safety of the child performer, including any potential hazards associated with the specific activities that he or she will be expected to perform. In addition, a child performer must be given adequate instruction and rehearsal time for the specific activities he or she is to perform in order to protect his or her health or safety.

(b) A child performer and his or her designated responsible person shall be given orientation training to the workplace, other than the child performer’s own residence, that is adequate and appropriate to their ages. Orientation training should include:

(1) health and safety precautions for the venue or location;

(2) traffic patterns backstage or on location;

(3) safe waiting areas for child performers backstage or on location;

(4) restricted areas;

(5) location of rest areas/rooms, toilets, makeup areas, and other relevant rooms;

(6) emergency procedures; and

(7) employer designated persons to inform of hazardous conditions and what actions to take.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, when a group of children is employed under an employer certificate of group eligibility, the information required in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section shall be provided to the children and to the designated responsible person(s) for the group.

(d) In addition to the safety and health provisions that otherwise apply to child performers, a child performer younger than six months of age shall not be exposed to light of greater than 100 foot candlelight intensity for more than 30 seconds at a time, shall not be exposed to sound of greater than 80 decibels at any time, and shall not be exposed to sound of greater than 70 decibels for more than 30 minutes.