BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENTAL AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 48-117
11 SEPTEMBER 2018
Incorporating Change 1, 15 NOVEMBER
2022
Aerospace Medicine
PUBLIC FACILITY SANITATION
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/SG3/4PM Certified by: AF/SG3/4
(Maj Gen Sharon R. Bannister)
Supersedes: AFI48-117, 26 June 2014 Pages: 23
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 48-1, Aerospace and Operational
Medicine Enterprise (AOME). It prescribes the minimum sanitary standards for public facilities
on Air Force Installations. This publication applies to the entire Department of the Air Force,
including the United States Air Force, the United States Space Force, the Air Force Reserve, and
the Air National Guard. Note that all references to United States Air Force-specific terminology
should be interpreted to apply to the Department of the Air Force, including the United States
Space Force, as appropriate. This instruction applies to employees working under government
contract or private contractors performing work under government contracts, or State employees
with traditional Guard positions, who are covered under their organizational standards.
Contractors are solely responsible for compliance with Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) standards and the protection of their employees unless otherwise specified
in their contract. This instruction does not apply to industrial or administrative workplaces or
bodies of water such as swimming pools (see paragraph 3.4 for shower areas in swimming pools).
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. Field activities must send implementing
publications to the higher headquarters (HQ) functional office of primary responsibility (OPR) for
review and coordination before publishing. Send comments and suggested improvements on DAF
Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication, through appropriate functional chain of
command, to the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, Public Health Branch (AFMRA/SG3PM),
