# 49 CFR § 218.21: Scope

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.21

## Section

- **Citation:** 49 CFR § 218.21
- **Heading:** Scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > PART 218—RAILROAD OPERATING PRACTICES > Subpart B—Blue Signal Protection of Workers

## Text

This subpart prescribes minimum requirements for the protection of railroad employees engaged in the inspection, testing, repair, and servicing of rolling equipment whose activities require them to work on, under, or between such equipment and subjects them to the danger of personal injury posed by any movement of such equipment.

## Nearby sections

- [49 CFR § 218.1 § 218.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.1.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.3 § 218.3 Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.3.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.4 § 218.4 Preemptive effect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.4.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.5 § 218.5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.5.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.7 § 218.7 Waivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.7.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.9 § 218.9 Civil penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.9.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.11 § 218.11 Filing, testing, and instruction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.11.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.21 § 218.21 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.21.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.22 § 218.22 Utility employee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.22.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.23 § 218.23 Blue signal display.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.23.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.24 § 218.24 One-person crew.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.24.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.25 § 218.25 Workers on a main track.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.25.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.27 § 218.27 Workers on track other than main track.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.27.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.29 § 218.29 Alternate methods of protection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.29.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.21. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.