AFI 48-137 — Respiratory Protection Program

What this publication covers

This instruction establishes the USAF Respiratory Protection Program that implements and incorporates guidance and criteria from 29 CFR 1910.134 available at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_t able=standards&p_id=127

This instruction primarily applies to the use of respiratory protective devices during the execution of operations in industrial worksites. With the exception of more stringent requirements in this instruction, the Respirat ory Protection Program shall adhere to the requirements stated in the most current version of 29 CFR 1910.134.

What changed in this edition

This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Significant changes include removing of duplication with 29 CFR 1910.134, alignment of verbiage to match 29 CFR 1910.134, clarification on military unique respirators, and refinement of tiering

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If AFI 48-137 changes, who else is affected

7 publications in 6 other communities depend on this one, which Aerospace Medicine owns. Each community inspects its own publications; a dependency that crosses communities is owned by nobody, which is why this list normally does not exist anywhere. Built from the publications' own citations, so it reflects what we have read.

Publications that cite AFI 48-137

• DAFMAN 91-203 — Air Force Occupational Safety, Fire, and Health Standards Current 13 mentions
• AFTTP 3-42.32 — Installation Medical All Hazards Response (imahr) Current 5 mentions
• AFI 10-403 — Deployment Planning and Execution Current 2 mentions
• AFI 21-101 ACC Sup — Aircraft And Equipment Maintenance Management Current 2 mentions
• AFI 31-118 — Security Forces Standards And Procedures Current 2 mentions
• AFI 41-106 AFGSC Sup — Air Force Medical Readiness Program Current 2 mentions
• DAFI 34-101 — Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (mwr) Programs and Use Eligibility Current 2 mentions
• AFI 91-202 ANG Sup — The Us Air Force Mishap Prevention Program Current 1 mention
• AFTTP 3-32.12 — Air Force Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures 3-32.12 Current 1 mention

If AFI 48-137 changes, these are the documents that point at it. Extracted from the publications' own text, so it reflects what we have read, not a complete dependency map. Every publishing office validates its own document; nobody validates the seams between them.

Nearby in the AFI series

• AFI 48-127 DAVISMONTHANAFB Sup — Occupational Noise And Hearing Conservation Program Current
• AFI 48-131 — Veterinary Health Services Current
• AFI 48-133 — Duty Limiting Conditions Current
• AFI 48-139 — Laser and Optical Radiation Protection Program Current
• AFI 48-139 ARNOLDAFB Sup — Laser And Optical Radiation Protection Program Current