Scope

For regulatory purposes, the scope is defined as an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control. Inspectors should always be familiar with the scope of the regulations they enforce. The scope of the blue signal regulations is to provide protection for railroad employees engaged in the:

• Inspection, testing, repair, and servicing of rolling equipment, while on, under, or between such equipment and subjects them to the danger of personal injury posed by any movement of such equipment.