AFMAN48-126 — Bioenvironmental Engineering Equipment Standardization And Modernization

AFMAN48-126 governs Bioenvironmental Engineering equipment standards and modernization across Air Force base-level locations.

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  • Publication number: AFMAN48-126
  • Title: BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT STANDARDIZATION AND MODERNIZATION
  • Date: 2019-03-28

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It establishes common equipment standards, a modernization process, and a standard equipment list for Bioenvironmental Engineering. It sets requirements for coordinating and approving equipment actions involving purchasing, upgrading, replacing, or increasing equipment capabilities.

Applies to: This manual applies to all Air Force (AF) base-level Bioenvironmental Engineering (BE) personnel and organizations in the Regular AF, Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard (ANG) in both home station and deployed settings.

Topics covered

  • Bioenvironmental Engineering equipment standards
  • Equipment modernization
  • Standard equipment list
  • Equipment purchases
  • Equipment replacement
  • Equipment capabilities

Questions and answers

When does AFMAN48-126 use its equipment modernization process?

The modernization process also needs to consider the entire Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTmLPF-P) spectrum.

Which Bioenvironmental Engineering organizations must follow the manual and standard equipment list?

The requirements of this manual and SEL apply to BE flights, elements and program offices that work with Defense Health Program (DHP)-funded equipment, Bioenvironmental Engineering Home Station Medical Response package (886H) equipment and deployable UTC allowance standard equipment.

Who must be represented on the BE Equipment Modernization and Standardization Working Group?

Minimum membership for the BE EMSWG will include representatives from United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Occupational and Environmental Health Department (USAFSAM/OE); Air Combat Command Medical Readiness (ACC/SGX); the Manpower and Equipment Force Packaging (MEFPAK) Responsible Agencies (MRA); and relevant baselevel pilot units.

How are waiver requests under AFMAN48-126 submitted?

Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.

How must records created under AFMAN48-126 be handled?

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 the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.

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