---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 220.315"
title: "49"
number: "220.315"
heading: "Operational tests and inspections; further restrictions on use of electronic devices."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/220.315"
---

# §220.315. Operational tests and inspections; further restrictions on use of electronic devices.

- (a) The railroad's program of operational tests and inspections under [part 217](/cfr/49/part217.md) of this chapter shall be revised as necessary to include this subpart and shall specifically include a minimum number of operational tests and inspections, subject to adjustment as appropriate.
- (b) When conducting a test or inspection under [part 217](/cfr/49/part217.md) of this chapter, a railroad officer, manager, or supervisor is prohibited from calling the personal electronic device or the railroad-supplied electronic device used by a railroad operating employee while the railroad officer, manager, or supervisor knows or should have known that—
  - (1) The train to which the employee is assigned is moving;
  - (2) **The employee is—**
    - (i) On the ground;
    - (ii) Riding rolling equipment during switching operations; or
    - (iii) **Assisting in preparation of the train to which the employee is assigned for movement.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 75 FR 59602, Sept. 27, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20103 note, 20107, 21301-21302, 20701-20703, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 47195, Sept. 4, 1998, unless otherwise noted.