Risk Management

What are the catagories of severity?

-Catastrophic -Critical -Moderate -Negligible

What are the three categories of controls?

-Educational controls -Physical controls -Hazard elimination controls

What are the risk levels?

-Extremely high -High -Medium -Low

What are the five level of probability?

-Frequent -Likely -Occasional -Seldom -Unlikely

What are the step to risk management?

-Identify the hazards -Assess the hazards -Develop controls and make risk decisions -Implement controls -Supervise and evaluate

What are the steps to the TLP?

-Receive the mission -Issues a warning order -Make a tentative plan -initiate movement -perform recon -complete the plan -issue the order -supervise and refine the plan

What are the principles of Risk Management?

-integrate risk management into all phases of missions and operations -make risk decisions at the appropriate level -accept no unnecessary risk -apply risk management cyclically and continuously

What regulation cover Risk Management?

ATP 5-19

How should one assess the risk level?

By using the risk assessment matrix

What is a DD 2977?

Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet

What two aspects are considered in the risk assessment matrix?

Probability and severity

what is a risk decision?

a determination to accept or not accept the risk(s) associated with an action he or she will take or will direct others to take.

What are troop leading procedures?

a dynamic process used by small-unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for an operation.

What is a control?

an action taken to eliminate a hazard or to reduce its risk.

what is the military decision making process?

an iterative planning methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a course or action, and produce an operation plan or order.

Define "unnecessary risk"

any risk that, if taken, will not contribute meaningfully to mission accomplishment or will needlessly endanger lives or resources.

Explain deliberate risk management

applies to situations when there is ample time to apply the five-step process as part of detailed planning for an operation.

What does METT-TC stand for?

mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time, and civil considerations.

What is mission command?

the exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander's intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations.

Define risk tolerance

the level of risk the responsible commander is willing to accept

What is risk management?

the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling risks arising from operational factors and making decisions that balance risk cost with mission benefit.