AR 750-6 — Army Equipment Safety And Maintenance Notification System
AR 750-6 governs the preparation, issuance, dissemination, tracking, management, and response to equipment safety and maintenance messages.
- Publication number: AR 750-6
- Title: ARMY EQUIPMENT SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
- Date: 01/12/2018
- Proponent: G-4
- Status: ACTIVE
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It defines safety and maintenance message types, categories, approval authorities, issuance procedures, exceptions, and exclusions. It also sets requirements for temporary waivers, compliance reporting, follow-up actions, and internal control evaluation.
Topics covered
- Safety messages
- Maintenance messages
- Message approval authorities
- Message exceptions and waivers
- Compliance reporting
- Follow-up actions
- Equipment safety notification
Questions and answers
How can an exception to AR 750-6 be requested?
A request for exception to any provision of this regulation will be submitted through command channels to the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), G4, 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 203100500, unless otherwise specified in this regulation. (paragraph 5)
What is an emergency safety message?
Will immediately ground or deadline an entire fleet or a designated portion of an MDS fleet. (paragraph 2)
What does a maintenance mandatory message require?
Directs maintenance actions and/or updates technical manuals and may also require compliance reporting and task/inspection reporting. (paragraph 2)
What are maintenance informational messages allowed to require?
The MI messages will not be used to require the recipient to return notification of receipt to the sender. (paragraph 2)
When can a temporary waiver to message requirements be authorized?
Temporary waivers may only occur when combat operations or matters of life or death in civil disasters or other emergencies are so urgent they override the consequences of continued operation. (paragraph 2-5)