MEMORANDUM FOR A1 - Air Force E-Publishing

40 AFI91-202 5 AUGUST 2011
3.2. Safety Program Evaluations. At least once every 36 months, qualified safety personnel
must evaluate the safety program management of each organization at installation level and
higher. Address waiver to any evaluation requirement directly through SAF/IE to DUSD (ATL),
with courtesy copy to AFSC. These evaluations will cover all safety disciplines. Higher
headquarters (e.g. MAJCOM, NAF, etc.) will develop and revise checklists and a rating system
to assess program compliance and performance for their subordinate units. Whenever possible,
these assessments should be conducted as part of the Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ESOHCAMP) required by AFI 90-
803. Conduct evaluations with prior notice.
3.2.1. Safety program evaluations address the areas of command and functional manager
support, compliance with program directives and the effectiveness of mishap prevention
programs (performance).
3.2.2. Prepare a written report for each evaluation. Send a copy of the report to the
commander and safety staff of the organization evaluated.
3.3. Safety Program Assessments. Qualified safety personnel assess the safety program
management of each organization below installation level annually. EXCEPTION:
Organizations with subordinate GSUs, Detachments or Operating Locations (OL) will perform a
safety program assessment of each activity at intervals not to exceed 36 months. These
assessments should cover all safety disciplines.
3.3.1. Safety assessments, like program evaluations, address the areas of commander and
supervisory support, compliance with program directives and the effectiveness of mishap
prevention programs (performance). Assessments may be conducted in conjunction with the
annual safety inspection.
3.3.2. Prepare a written report for each assessment. Send a copy of the report to the
commander of the organization. The evaluation report may be combined with the annual
inspection report.
3.3.3. Installations will develop checklists and a qualitative rating system (complies,
complies with comments, does not comply) to rate program compliance and performance.
Conduct assessments with prior notice.
3.4. Annual Safety Inspections. Safety inspections help identify hazards and measure
compliance with applicable safety guidance and standards. Annual inspections may be combined
with the annual program assessment. Full-time safety staffs may accomplish risk based
inspections/assessments on units using tools such as the unit assessment tool and evaluation
(URATE) used by some AETC units. Risk based inspections/assessments will be approved by
the command with criteria to support decision to use risk based inspections.
3.4.1. Scope. At least annually, qualified personnel shall inspect every installation
workplace/facility. Inspections are to be conducted more frequently based on factors such as
the exposure to and potential severity of hazards, actual accident experience, special
emphasis programs, changes in the organization’s staffing or workplaces or other event that
increases risk in the workplace. Procedures shall be established to document and follow-up
on the correction of hazards/deficiencies identified during inspections every 30 days (see
hazard abatement program). Conduct inspections of all workplaces and operations where Air
Force personnel are regularly employed at fixed installations. Inspections of workplaces and