DAFI 48-151 — Thermal Stress Program

What this publication covers

This instruction establishes procedures and assigns responsibilities for executing the DAF Thermal Stress Program to prevent and manage thermal illness and optimize the safety and health of Department of Air Force (DAF) personnel.

What changed in this edition

This interim change (1) updates office symbols and responsibilities; (2) clarifies Installation Occupational and Environmental Medicine Consultant (IOEMC) and Occupational and Environmental Health Working Group (OEHWG) requirements; (3) clarifies responsibilities of Aerospace Physiology and Weather; (4) updates heat stress program elements; (5) clarifies the elements of thermal stress prevention during training; and (6) corrects the Fighter Index of Thermal Stress (FITS) Chart. A margin bar (|) indicates newly revised material

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If DAFI 48-151 changes, who else is affected

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Publications that cite DAFI 48-151

• DAFMAN 91-203 — Air Force Occupational Safety, Fire, and Health Standards Current 4 mentions
• DAFI 10-2501 AFGSC Sup — Emergency Management Program Current 3 mentions

If DAFI 48-151 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.

Changes & supplements to DAFI 48-151

• AFI 48-151 JBSANANTONIO Sup — Thermal Illness Prevention Program Current

Records in this branch carrying the same series and number — interim changes, guidance memoranda, and unit supplements. A copy stamped with one of these is a different document from the base publication.

Nearby in the DAFI series

• DAFI 48-127 — Occupational Noise And Hearing Conservation Program Current
• DAFI 48-144 — Drinking Water Surveillance Program Current
• DAFI 48-145 — Occupational and Environmental Health Current
• DAFI 51-101 — The Air Force Judge Advocate General’S (Afjag) Corps Operations, Accessions, And Professional Development Current
• DAFI 51-110 — Professional Responsibility Program Current