Multi-National Brigade (East) COMPOSITE RISK MANAGEMENT

POLICY AND DOCTRINE DODI 6055.1 Safety and Occupational Health Program AR 385-10, Army Safety Program FM 101-5, Staff Organizations and Operations FM 100-14, Risk Management

U.S. ARMY COMBAT READINESS CENTER Aviation Safety Officer Course ASP 3 Protect the Force Through Composite Risk Management U.S. ARMY COMBAT READINESS CENTER Aviation Safety Officer Course COMPOSITE RISK MANAGEMENT The Misconception Inhibit Commanders and leaders flexibility Removes risk altogether Sanction or justify violation of the law or regulations Composite Risk Management Enemy Environment Materiel/system Human error Enemy Environment Materiel/system Human Error Off Duty Work well if the entire unit is not trained in the process Becomes a mission stopper Removes necessity for training, standards, drills, tactics, techniques, and procedures “What’s going to hurt me or my co-workers?”

Composite Risk Management Process IDENTIFY HAZARDS Composite Risk Management Process Develop Controls & Make Risk Decision Identify Hazards. Identify hazards to protect the force. Consider all aspects of current and future situations, environment, and known historical problem areas. Assess Hazards Identify Hazards Implement Controls Supervise & Evaluate

TERMINOLOGY Exposure Hazard Risk Residual Risk Tactical Accident The frequency and length of time personnel and equipment are subjected to a hazard. A condition or activity with potential to cause damage, loss or mission degradation. Risk Residual Risk The United States Army Safety Center developed the Risk Management Process shown here. It shows very clearly the continuousness of properly executed RM. Today we will go through each step, point out the key elements of each step, and try to give you all a few pointers on things you can look for as you go through each day. Tactical Accident The level of risk remaining after controls have been identified and selected for hazards that may result in loss of combat power. Chance of hazard or bad consequences; the probability of exposure to chance of injury or loss from a hazard; risk level is expressed in terms of hazard probability and severity.

Step 1: Identify Hazards Composite Risk Management Process Step 1: Identify Hazards Identify Hazards Ask yourself: What can happen to me, my family or my friends if I continue this course of action? Develop Controls & Make Risk Decision Assess Hazards Implement Controls Identify Hazards NOTE TO PRESENTER: In this slide and in every slide showing a basic RM step, a brief explanation of that step will be displayed to the right. This is the first step, Identify hazards. In this step units should be considering everything that could reasonably go wrong doing an operation. That is reasonably everything conceivable. Supervise & Evaluate

Step 2: Assess Hazards Composite Risk Management Process Develop Controls & Make Risk Decision Assess Hazards Assess Hazards Ask yourself: Will this kill or injure me, my family or my friends? Identify Hazards Implement Controls Identify Hazards This step is more of art than a science. No matter how units assess risks, it must be based on probability and severity. Supervise & Evaluate

Composite Risk Management Process Step 3: Develop Controls & Make Decision Develop Controls and Make Risk Decisions Ask yourself: What can I do to prevent injury to me, my family or my friends? Is this course of action worth the risk to me, my family or my friends? Develop Controls & Make Risk Decision Assess Hazards Identify Hazards The Basic objective of this step is to either eliminate the hazard entirely or to reduce the risk to an acceptable level. This is a very busy step. In this step we develop and select controls for each hazard, determine the residual risk of each hazard, determine an overall mission risk, and finally make a decision. Implement Controls Supervise & Evaluate

Step 4: Implement Controls Composite Risk Management Process Step 4: Implement Controls Implement Controls Ask yourself: What can I do to prevent injury to myself, my family or my friends? Develop Controls & Make Risk Decision Assess Hazards Identify Hazards The fourth step of the risk management process is to put the controls in place that eliminate the hazards or reduce their risk to a level we are willing to accept.. Implement Controls Supervise & Evaluate

Step 5: Supervise & Evaluate Composite Risk Management Process Step 5: Supervise & Evaluate Supervise and Evaluate Take control of the situation. Be responsible. You can prevent accidents by your actions and decisions! Develop Controls & Make Risk Decision Assess Hazards Supervise & Evaluate Identify Hazards Implement Controls The last step of the Risk Management Process is to Supervise and Evaluate. This is to perform to, and enforce the standard. Remember, you are accountable for your actions - so be responsible. Every soldier is responsible for performing to standard and executing controls. Every soldier is responsible for recognizing unsafe acts or conditions and, depending on the situation and time requirements, making on-the-spot corrections and/or bringing it to the attention of the chain of command. Leaders and supervisors are also responsible for ensuring standards and controls are followed and enforced.

DON’T TAKE UNNECESSARY CHANCES Unsafe Acts DON’T TAKE UNNECESSARY CHANCES