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DAFPAM 90-803 — Risk Management (rm) Guidelines and Tools

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BranchU.S. Air Force
SeriesDAFPAM
Publication date2026-02-17 (0.5 years ago)
StatusCurrent
Proponent / OPRAF/SE
Source of recordAF e-Publishing

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What changed in this edition

This document has been substantially revised and needs to be completely reviewed. Major changes include aligning DAFPAM 90-803 with the recently revised AFI 90-802. The pamphlet has been reformatted in its entirety and reflects the addition of the USSF as well as publication designation changes. The old Section H has been replaced by the new Chapter 8, and the change recognizes that Real-Time Risk Management (RTRM) still utilizes the basic 5-Step risk management model. The steps are accomplished in a quicker fashion, often an “on the fly” mental assessment, with limited resources. References to the Assess, Balance, Communicate, Decide, Debrief model have been deleted. Other revisions were made to continue the effort to standardize the DAF RM process with sister service RM processes, terms and applications

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Safety2WRIGHTPATTERSONAFBI 91-202, DAFMAN 91-203

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