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Guide · 8 min

DAFMAN 91-203 vs. 29 CFR 1910: Which One Actually Applies to You?

9 of the 15 DAFMAN 91-203 safety chapters directly implement an OSHA 29 CFR 1910 standard — and on hearing conservation the Air Force is stricter. Here's the chapter-by-chapter crosswalk.

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Guide · 6 min

AFI vs. DAFI vs. AFMAN vs. DAFMAN: What's the Difference?

The 'D' isn't cosmetic: it tells you the publication now covers the whole Department of the Air Force, Space Force included. Here's how to tell directive from manual and current from superseded at a glance.

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Guide · 7 min

What Supplements Apply to DAFI 21-101? (And Does Your MAJCOM Have One?)

DAFI 21-101 carries MAJCOM supplements from ACC, AMC, PACAF, AFGSC, AFMC and more — but several were certified before the base instruction's latest update, so the local rule may lag. Here's the full tree.

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Guide · 5 min

24,312 Air Force Requirements No Commander Can Waive (the T-0 Map)

24,312 of 148,828 tiered Air Force requirements are T-0 — non-waiverable, set by law, treaty, or DoD. Here is where they concentrate.

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Guide · 5 min

DAFMAN 91-203 Has 1,975 Non-Waiverable Safety Rules — More Than Any Air Force Publication

With 1,975 T-0 requirements, DAFMAN 91-203 carries more non-waiverable safety rules than any other Air Force publication. Here is what that means for a safety inspection.

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Guide · 5 min

The OSHA Standards the Air Force Cites Most (Respiratory Protection Is #1)

Across the corpus, 29 CFR 1910.134 (Respiratory Protection) is the OSHA standard the Air Force cites more than any other. The full ranking of 29 CFR standards by AF citation.

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Guide · 5 min

The Most Load-Bearing Air Force Publications, by Citation Count

AFH 23-123 is cited 3,940 times by other Air Force publications — the most-referenced pub in the corpus. The publications the whole system leans on.

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