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Chapter 2
SAFETY ORGANIZATION
2.1. Safety Staff. All safety disciplines will be consolidated under a single Chief of Safety
(COS). Full-time safety personnel must be trained and qualified to manage safety programs, and
be able to function at the staff level. Use the Air Force Manpower Standard (AFMS) 106A to
determine the size of the safety staff. AFRC units use applicable AFRC Command Manpower
Standard or Guides to determine safety staff size. All safety manpower requests or changes will
be coordinated with the MAJCOM/SE before submission to the local management engineering
team. Manpower variances can be submitted for safety staffs that conduct special programs IAW
AFMS 106A.
2.1.1. Chief of Safety. The COS reports directly to the commander (or Director in a civilianled
unit) and manages the mishap prevention program for the commander (e.g. installation,
center, NAF/MAJCOM commanders). The COS must be qualified in a primary mission
weapons system of the unit or if the COS is a civilian position, have a Safety Officer who is
qualified in a primary mission weapon system. Civilian COS must meet the qualification
standards for Occupational and Health professional stated in the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) classification series, GS-0018 or GS-0803. MAJCOM Chiefs of Safety
should have previous safety experience. The AFRC equivalents to the above are AFRC Air
Reserve Technician (ART) COS which are 2181-series (pilot)/2183-series (navigator)
civilians.
2.1.1.1. Active duty military COS will be either on a current or previous Squadron
Commander list or an individual the Wing Commander intends to support for the
Squadron Commander list, or a former Squadron Commander. MAJCOM/CV or above
has waiver authority for this requirement.
2.1.1.2. Assigned individuals must complete the Chief of Safety Course (WCIP05B)
within 90 days of assuming the COS position. Air Force Reserve and ANG COSs may
substitute the Air Reserve Component Chief of Safety course (ARCCOS) (WCIP05K)
and should make every effort to complete the requirement within 90 days of assuming the
COS position. However, in no case will Air Force Reserve and ANG components exceed
a 180 day limit. Waiver authority for this requirement is HQ AFSC/SEF.
2.1.1.3. Assigned individuals must be available to serve as COS for a minimum of one
year after completion of training.
2.1.2. Career Safety Professional. The Air Force has an enlisted safety career field (Air
Force Specialty Code (AFSC) 1S0X1) and a civilian safety career field (GS-0018,
Occupational Safety and Health Manager or Specialist, GS-0019, Safety Technician GS-
0017, Weapons Safety Specialist, and GS-0803, Safety Engineer). These career safety
personnel are assigned to positions authorized by the Unit Manning Document. The safety
career field is addressed in AFI 36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and
Enlisted), and described in the Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory (AFECD). The
civilian safety career program is described in AFI 36-601, Air Force Civilian Career
Program Management.