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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.3

FAR 22.300 Scope of subpart.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section explains that the subpart sets out policies and procedures for applying the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute to contracts that may require or involve laborers or mechanics. It also defines which workers are considered laborers or mechanics for this purpose, including apprentices, trainees, helpers, watchmen, guards, firefighters, fireguards, and certain dredging or rock excavation workers, but excluding seamen.

Applies to: Contracts that may require or involve laborers or mechanics

Key terms: laborers or mechanics · apprentices · trainees · helpers · seaman

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The text

This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for applying the requirements of 40 U.S.C. chapter 37, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards (the statute) to contracts that may require or involve laborers or mechanics. In this subpart, the term “laborers or mechanics” includes apprentices, trainees, helpers, watchmen, guards, firefighters, fireguards, and workmen who perform services in connection with dredging or rock excavation in rivers or harbors, but does not include any employee employed as a seaman.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.

← 22.202 Contract clause. · 22.301 Statutory requirement. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 22

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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