20 CFR § 688.700 - What are the safety requirements for the YouthBuild program?

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title: "20 CFR § 688.700 - What are the safety requirements for the YouthBuild program?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "688.700"
section_name: "What are the safety requirements for the YouthBuild program?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "688"
part_name: "PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Secs. 171, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 56460, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 688.700 What are the safety requirements for the YouthBuild program?

(a) YouthBuild Grantees must comply with § 683.280 of this chapter, which applies Federal and State health and safety standards to the working conditions under WIOA-funded projects and programs. These health and safety standards include “hazardous orders” governing child labor at 29 CFR part 570.

(b) YouthBuild grantees are required to:

(1) Provide comprehensive safety training for youth working on YouthBuild construction projects;

(2) Have written, jobsite-specific safety plans overseen by an on-site supervisor with authority to enforce safety procedures;

(3) Provide necessary personal protective equipment to youth working on YouthBuild projects; and

(4) Submit required injury incident reports.