BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 91-202 24 ...

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BY ORDER OF THE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 91-202
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
24 JUNE 2015
Incorporating Change 1, 15 February 2017
Safety
THE US AIR FORCE MISHAP
PREVENTION PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is available for downloading on the e-Publishing website
at: www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: HQ AFSEC/SEG Certified by: AF/SED
(James T. Rubeor)
Supersedes: AFI 91-202, 5 August 2011 Pages: 181
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 91-2, Safety Programs. It
establishes mishap prevention program requirements, assigns responsibilities for program
elements and contains program management information. Requirements in this publication are
mandatory, unless indicated otherwise. It applies to all Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air Force
Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard (ANG) military and civilian personnel. For
the purposes of this instruction, ANG and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) are included in
all references to Major Commands (MAJCOMs). At enduring and contingency locations outside
the United States, follow the requirements in this instruction so long as they do not conflict with
applicable requirements from any of the following: host nation requirements made applicable by
international agreement, Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD)
standards, country-specific Final Governing Standards (FGS), Geographic Combatant Command
policy, environmental annex to operational order (OPORD), operational plan (OPLAN) or other
operational directive. This instruction implements North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Standardization Agreements (STANAGs) 3101, Exchange of Safety Information Concerning
Aircraft and Missiles, 3102, Flight Safety Cooperation in Common Ground/Air Space, 3531,
Safety Investigation and Reporting of Accident/Incidents Involving Military Aircraft and/or
Missiles. Send major command, field operating agency and direct reporting unit
(MAJCOM/FOA/DRU) supplements to HQ Air Force Safety Center (HQ AFSEC)/SE Org Box,
9700 G Avenue, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5670, for coordination and approval before
publication. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of
Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication; route AF Form 847s from the field through the appropriate functional’s chain of
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command. All requests for changes, interpretations or clarifications concerning this publication
must be forwarded through the MAJCOM/FOA/DRU safety organization, who, in turn, as
applicable, will forward to HQ AFSEC. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in
this publication are identified with a Tier (T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3) number following the compliance
statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the
authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of
command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication
OPR for non-tiered compliance items. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes
prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual (AFMAN)
33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with Air Force Records
Disposition Schedule (RDS). This instruction requires collecting and maintaining information
protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a, DoDD 5400.11 and DoD 5400.11-R, DoD
Privacy Program) and AFI 33-332, Air Force Privacy and Civil Liberties Program.
No Technical Order (TO), Instruction or Operating Instruction can address every hazard or
potential hazard that may arise from a specific task or combination of tasks. Where situations
exist that are not covered by existing directives, use a Risk Management (RM) process to assess
risk associated with those situations and determine adequate safeguards or procedures to manage
the risk. Refer to AFPAM 90-803, Risk Management (RM) Guidelines and Tools, for guidance
on using the RM process.
Note 1: The RM process may not be used to violate any laws, directives or other regulatory
guidance. Normal waiver or variance procedures must be followed in all cases (refer to this
instruction). Outside of Air Force guidance, the Air Force does not have authority to grant
exemptions and waivers for statutory and regulatory requirements that have risk-related exposure
elements or standards. All other waivers, variances or change requests must be properly vetted
through appropriate agencies for approval.
Note 2: The use of the name or mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial product,
commodity or service in this publication does not imply endorsement by the Air Force.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This document is substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. This revision clarifies
the requirements of the Air Force Safety Management System (AFSMS) and mishap prevention
program, and incorporates Air Force Guidance Memorandum 2016-01. Chapter 3, Safety
Assurance, has been rewritten to ensure cohesion with the Air Force Inspection System and the
required safety oversight process as it relates to Air Force safety assurance. Attachment 17,
Annual Program Management Review (APMR), has been added, replacing the Annual AFSMS
Management Review, identifying the annual review requirements for the Mishap Prevention
Program under the AFSMS construct, and provides senior leaders with clarity on the
effectiveness of their safety functions.
Chapter 1— PROGRAM OVERVIEW 9
1.1. Purpose.................................................................................................................... 9
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1.2. Vision. ..................................................................................................................... 9
1.3. Use of AFSMS in the Mishap Prevention Program. ............................................... 9
Figure 1.1. AFSMS Pillars. ....................................................................................................... 9
Figure 1.2. AFSMS Framework. ............................................................................................... 10
1.4. AFSMS Pillars. ....................................................................................................... 10
Figure 1.3. The Air Force 5-Step RM Process. ......................................................................... 12
1.5. Continuous Improvement........................................................................................ 15
1.6. Mishap Prevention Program Disciplines (Aviation, Occupational, Weapons,
Space, etc.). .............................................................................................................. 15
1.7. Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) Guidance and Applying
Standards. ................................................................................................................. 16
1.8. Program Responsibilities. ....................................................................................... 18
1.9. Waivers. .................................................................................................................. 41
Chapter 2— SAFETY ORGANIZATION 42
2.1. Safety Staff. ............................................................................................................ 42
2.2. Unit Safety Representative (USR). ......................................................................... 47
2.3. Safety Education/Training. ..................................................................................... 48
2.4. Safety Office Vehicles and Equipment. .................................................................. 50
2.5. Safety Library. ........................................................................................................ 50
2.6. Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Councils (ESOHC). ...................... 51
2.7. Non-USAF Councils and Committees. ................................................................... 51
2.8. Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) Safety Programs. ......................... 51
Chapter 3— SAFETY ASSURANCE 53
3.1. General. ................................................................................................................... 53
Table 3.1. Safety Evaluations, Assessments and Inspections. ................................................. 53
3.2. Safety Evaluations. ................................................................................................. 54
3.3. Safety Program Evaluation (SPE). .......................................................................... 54
3.4. Safety Program Assessments. ................................................................................. 54
3.5. Annual Program Management Review (APMR). ................................................... 56
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3.6. Annual Safety Inspections. ..................................................................................... 56
3.7. Spot Inspections. ..................................................................................................... 58
3.8. High Interest Areas. ................................................................................................ 59
3.9. Administrative Areas. ............................................................................................. 60
3.10. Special and Seasonal Inspections. ........................................................................... 60
3.11. Staff Assistance Visits (SAV). ................................................................................ 60
3.12. Department of Labor (DoL) Inspections. ................................................................ 60
3.13. Contract Performance Assessment. ........................................................................ 60
Chapter 4— HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING 62
4.1. Hazard Identification. ............................................................................................. 62
4.2. Reporting Criteria. .................................................................................................. 62
4.3. Hazard Reporting Procedures. ................................................................................ 62
4.4. Additional Reporting Procedures. ........................................................................... 63
4.5. Airmen Appeal Procedures. .................................................................................... 64
4.6. Risk Reduction and Mitigation. .............................................................................. 64
4.7. Preparation of Risk Assessments. ........................................................................... 64
Chapter 5— INFORMATION AND DATA ANALYSIS 66
5.1. Information Protection. ........................................................................................... 66
5.2. Safety Information. ................................................................................................. 66
5.3. Recurring Publications. ........................................................................................... 66
5.4. Methods of Information Distribution. ..................................................................... 67
5.5. Mishap Analysis Program. ...................................................................................... 67
5.6. Mishap Prevention Analysis Methods. ................................................................... 67
5.7. Use of Analyzed Data. ............................................................................................ 68
5.8. Safety Analysis Team (SAT) Process. .................................................................... 68
5.9. Air Force Combined Mishap Reduction System (AFCMRS). ............................... 69
5.10. Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance (MFOQA). ..................................... 69
5.11. Airman Safety Action Program (ASAP). ................................................................ 70
5.12. Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA). .................................................................. 70
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5.13. Deleted. ................................................................................................................... 70
5.14. Standard Mishap Metrics. ....................................................................................... 71
5.15. Calculating Federal Employee Compensation Metric (Rate). ................................ 72
5.16. AFSAS Analysis and Query Tools. ........................................................................ 72
Chapter 6— DEPLOYMENT AND CONTINGENCY SAFETY 74
6.1. Deployment and Contingency Safety Program. ...................................................... 74
6.2. AFFOR/SE. ............................................................................................................. 74
6.3. AFFOR Deployed Unit Safety Functions and Organizations. ................................ 75
6.4. Mishap Prevention Program. .................................................................................. 78
6.5. Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Safety Awards. .................................................... 78
6.6. AFFOR/SE Visits. .................................................................................................. 78
Chapter 7— AVIATION SAFETY 80
7.1. Program Management. ............................................................................................ 80
7.2. Plans. ....................................................................................................................... 80
7.3. Programs. ................................................................................................................ 80
7.4. Aero Club Operations. ............................................................................................ 87
7.5. Training Meetings and Briefings. ........................................................................... 87
7.6. Inspections/Assessments and Monitoring. .............................................................. 87
7.7. Airfield Maintenance, Construction and Waivers (Host). ...................................... 89
Chapter 8— OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY 91
8.1. Program Management. ............................................................................................ 91
8.2. Oversight Requirements.......................................................................................... 91
8.3. Host Occupational Safety Staff Responsibilities. ................................................... 91
8.4. Tenant Unit and GSU Responsibilities. .................................................................. 93
8.5. Unit Safety Representative (USR) Responsibilities................................................ 94
8.6. Unit Motorcycle Safety Representative (MSR). ..................................................... 94
8.7. Hazard Identification and Abatement. .................................................................... 94
8.8. Department of Labor (DoL) Inspections and Investigations of DoD Working
Conditions. ............................................................................................................... 95
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8.9. DoL Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Annual Visit
Summary. ................................................................................................................. 97
8.10. DoL Inspection of Contractor Operations. .............................................................. 97
8.11. U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) Inspections of DoD Working Conditions. ......... 98
8.12. Occupational Safety Corporate Committee. ........................................................... 98
Chapter 9— WEAPONS SAFETY 100
9.1. Program Management. ............................................................................................ 100
9.2. Weapons Safety Personnel Management and Manning Plan. ................................. 100
9.3. Explosives Safety Standards. .................................................................................. 100
9.4. Weapons Safety Personnel. ..................................................................................... 100
9.5. Weapons Safety Program Requirements. ............................................................... 103
9.6. Missile Safety. ........................................................................................................ 103
9.7. Nuclear Surety. ....................................................................................................... 103
9.8. Directed Energy Weapons (DEW). ......................................................................... 103
9.9. Munitions Rapid Response Team. .......................................................................... 103
9.10. Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB). ................................. 104
9.11. Weapons, Explosives and DEW Training............................................................... 104
9.12. Weapons Safety Committees. ................................................................................. 105
Chapter 10— SPACE SAFETY 106
10.1. Program Management. ............................................................................................ 106
10.2. Program Overview. ................................................................................................. 106
10.3. Design, Systems Development, Integration, Testing and Pre-Launch.................... 106
10.4. Launch Operations and Range Operations Safety. ................................................. 106
10.5. Orbital Operations Safety. ...................................................................................... 106
10.6. Ground-Based Space Systems Safety. .................................................................... 107
10.7. Space Nuclear Safety. ............................................................................................. 107
10.8. Space Safety Council (SSC). .................................................................................. 107
10.9. Space Safety Training. ............................................................................................ 107
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Chapter 11— SYSTEM SAFETY 108
11.1. Overview. ................................................................................................................ 108
11.2. Responsibilities. ...................................................................................................... 110
11.3. System Safety Groups (SSG). ................................................................................. 118
11.4. Networks, Automated Information Systems, and Non-Developmental Items. ....... 119
11.5. System Safety Engineering Analysis (SSEA). ........................................................ 119
Chapter 12— HAZARD ABATEMENT 121
12.1. Purpose.................................................................................................................... 121
12.2. Responsibilities. ...................................................................................................... 121
12.3. Planning and Engineering. ...................................................................................... 121
12.4. Procedural Actions. ................................................................................................. 121
12.5. Hazard Control Hierarchy. ...................................................................................... 121
12.6. Hazard Abatement Requirements. .......................................................................... 123
12.7. Critical/Imminent Danger Situations. ..................................................................... 123
12.8. Posting Notification of Hazards. ............................................................................. 124
12.9. Installation Master Hazard Abatement Plan (MHAP). ........................................... 124
12.10. Funding for Hazard Abatement. ............................................................................. 125
12.11. End of Year Annual Hazard Abatement Survey Report. ........................................ 126
Figure 12.1. Annual Hazard Abatement Program Survey Report (RCS: HAF-SEC(A) 9363)
MAJCOM--FOA--DRU SECTION A—Hazards Abated During FY__. ................ 126
Figure 12.2. (MAJCOM/FOA /DRU) Annual Hazard Abatement Survey Report (RCS: HAF-
SEC(A) 9363) OSH Hazards - Programmed (Unfunded) RAC 1 Annual Hazard
Abatement Survey Report. ....................................................................................... 127
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Attachment 1— GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION 128
Attachment 2— USAF AVIATION SAFETY EQUIPMENT DATABASE REPORTING 148
Attachment 3— MISHAP RESPONSE 150
Attachment 4— JOB SAFETY TRAINING OUTLINE (JSTO) 151
Attachment 5— JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS (JSA) 154
Attachment 6— RISK ASSESSMENT CODES (RAC) 156
Attachment 7— ABATEMENT PRIORITY NUMBER 160
Attachment 8— INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AF FORM 1118, NOTICE OF
HAZARD 162
Attachment 9— INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AF FORM 3, HAZARD
ABATEMENT PLAN 163
Attachment 10— PRE-DEPARTURE TRAVEL SAFETY (EXAMPLES ONLY) 166
Attachment 11— AIR FORCE OFF-DUTY HIGH-RISK ACTIVITIES PROGRAM 167
Attachment 12— CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES 168
Attachment 13— SAFETY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 170
Attachment 14— 1S0X1 RETRAINEE EVALUATION PROCESS 172
Attachment 15— PREPARATION OF RISK ASSESSMENTS 174
Attachment 16— SAFETY RELEASE 176
Attachment 17— ANNUAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT REVIEW (APMR) 178
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Chapter 1
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
1.1. Purpose. The purpose of the Air Force Mishap Prevention Program is to minimize the loss
of Air Force (AF) resources and protect Air Force personnel from death, injuries or occupational
illnesses by managing risks on and off-duty. This program is aligned and framed using the Air
Force Safety Management System (AFSMS) as the core structure and applies to all AF
organizations. Safety Management System (SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety,
including the necessary organizational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures.
Note: While Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection
Program (VPP) is recognized as a form of a Safety Management System (SMS), and is closely
aligned with the AFSMS, units employing VPP will still follow the USAF mishap prevention
program guidance contained within this instruction. (T-1)
1.2. Vision. The Air Force vision is to be a world leader in safety management and provide care
for our Airmen and our environment to meet our air, space and cyberspace missions.
Accordingly, the Air Force is committed to the following three priorities:
1.2.1. Compliance. Comply with all safety and regulatory guidelines.
1.2.2. Risk Reduction. Protect our assets, personnel and material by effectively identifying
and managing risks.
1.2.3. Continuous Improvement. Instill a culture that encourages and supports continuous
improvement.
1.3. Use of AFSMS in the Mishap Prevention Program. Mishap prevention activities are
assigned to one of the four AFSMS pillars as depicted in Figure 1.1. Commanders at all levels
are responsible for developing and implementing a mishap prevention program utilizing the
AFSMS Pillars.
Figure 1.1. AFSMS Pillars.
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1.3.1. The purpose of the AFSMS is to utilize the four pillars as depicted in Figure 1.2 as a
framework for structuring the AF mishap prevention program and activities used to minimize
risk and reduce the occurrence and cost of injuries, illnesses, fatalities and property damage.
Managing mishap prevention activities requires goal setting, planning, executing and
measuring performance utilizing continuous improvement processes through the Plan-Do-
Check-Act (PDCA) model as described in paragraph 1.5.
1.3.2. Leadership implements the mishap prevention program by providing guidance and
goals, establishing safety responsibility and accountability, applying risk management to all
activities, and promoting the program throughout the organization. This implementation
establishes the program designed to prevent mishaps, safeguard Airmen, protect resources
and preserve combat readiness.
Figure 1.2. AFSMS Framework.

1.4. AFSMS Pillars.
1.4.1. Policy and Leadership. Safety policy provides the framework to build a sound and
proactive mishap prevention program. Active leadership involvement in the implementation
and execution of the system supported at all levels of command is critical. The following are
descriptions and examples of safety policies, leadership engagement and Airmen
participation.
1.4.1.1. Safety Policy. Policies form the foundation of the mishap prevention program
using the AFSMS framework, providing expectations and requirements for integrating
AFSMS into the Air Force safety mission, vision, goals and objectives. Air Force safety
policy is established through Air Force Policy Directives, and implementation is directed
through Air Force Instructions (AFIs), Manuals (AFMANs) and Pamphlets (AFPAMs),
defining the directives, policies, procedures and organizational structures necessary to
implement the program.