DAFMAN48-143 — Environment Health Program Management

DAFMAN48-143 governs the management and execution of installation environmental health programs across the Department of the Air Force.

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  • Publication number: DAFMAN48-143
  • Title: ENVIRONMENT HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
  • Date: 2026-01-16

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It covers environmental health risk management, exposure pathway assessment, hazard evaluation, mitigation measures, and risk decisions. It also establishes compliance, records, supplementation, and waiver requirements.

Applies to: This publication applies to the entire Department of Air Force (DAF), the United States Space Force, Air Force Reserve (AFR), and Air National Guard (ANG) and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms of DAF issuances, except where noted otherwise.

Topics covered

  • Environmental health risk management
  • Exposure pathway documentation
  • Environmental health hazard assessment
  • Risk estimates
  • Sampling and analysis plans
  • Mitigation measures
  • Force health protection

Questions and answers

What records requirements does DAFMAN48-143 establish?

Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.

How are waiver authorities identified in DAFMAN48-143?

The authorities to waive wing, unit, or delta level requirements in this publication are identified with a tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement.

How must waiver requests be 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 nontiered compliance items.

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