Risk
Management Procedures--Training
1.
Commander's
Guidance.
To
assist the Commander in developing safety policy, goals, objectives and priorities,
the S3 (Safety):
a.
Retrieves the unit's past (minimum of one year) accident reports (METL-related
only) from hard copy files or from the Army Safety Management Information System
(if not available in unit, task local Safety Office for this information).
b.
Analyzes the reports to determine cause factors and reasons. A summary of the
most frequent Armywide factors and reasons is at Enclosure
2.
c.
Prepares a report that identifies the most probable and most severe types of
accidents to be expected during the upcoming planning and execution phases
of training. The report should also identify the most likely reasons for these
accidents and corrective control options for selection by the commander. d.
As directed, develops safety input for quarterly training guidance and for
SOP.2.
Planning
Phase (Safety Assessment).
S3
(Safety) develops input to Commander's Training Assessment by executing the
following actions:
a.
Safety
Quiz.
Develops
a quiz (example aviation and ground quizzes available on request from Installation
Safety Office or Army Safety Center) to determine soldier knowledge of safety
guidance specified by the unit (e.g., SOP) and the area of operations (e.g.,
home-station installation or CTC). Administers the quiz to all soldiers and
sets a minimum passing score (e.g., 80 percent). Results will be rolled up
from platoon to brigade level enabling commanders and leaders at each level
to identify what safety guidance their soldiers do not know and to establish
training to provide that knowledge. Sample results are at Enclosure
3
and
Enclosure
4.
b.
Next
Accident Assessment -
Individuals
(versions tailored for aviators and ground personnel available on request from
Installation Safety Office or Army Safety Center). Administers to all soldiers.
Permits soldier to assess his risk of causing an accident (soldier does not
reveal this result). Additional "blank-box" form requires each soldier to identify
action(s) he will take to reduce his risk plus action(s) he needs the chain
of command to take. This feedback is rolled up from platoon to brigade level
enabling commanders and leaders to see what changes their soldiers believe
would improve unit safety. Example of risk-reduction actions is at Enclosure
5.
c.
Next
Accident Assessment -
Leaders
(versions tailored for aviators and ground personnel available on request from
Installation Safety Office or Army Safety Center). Each leader completes the
assessment for each soldier he immediately rates. Assessment establishes the
risk of each soldier causing an accident and the reasons for the risk. Leader
enters the scores on the summary sheet and retains as a record of risk reduction
progress. Summary sheets are rolled up from platoon to brigade, enabling commanders
and leaders to determine the percentage of high risk soldiers, reasons for
the risk and control options. Example result is at
Enclosure
6.
d.
METL
Risk Assessment.
Each
officer and NCO estimates the accident risk for each METL task. For each task
rated as "High" or "Extremely High," they provide the reasons. This subjective
assessment prioritizes the unit's METL by accident risk so controls can be
focused on tasks most in need. Example result is at
Enclosure
7
and
Enclosure
8.
e.
Safety
Observations.
Observe
unit's BOS functions and METL training in action. Interview commanders, key
leaders and selected soldiers. Review training guidance of the unit and next
higher level. Objective is to obtain information about the force protection
ability of each BOS function. f.
Analyze
and record data.
Organize
findings from the quiz, next accident assessments and safety observations into
a report that establishes the basis for input into the Commander's Training
Assessment. Example input is at
Enclosure
9.3.
Execution
Phase (Risk Management).
During
the training mission, the commander and staff perform operational risk management
procedures as described in the next section. The unit's risk management and
safety performance is observed as follows:
a.
Observer/controllers (O/Cs) are assigned to observe, record and report on the
unit's performance. For home-station exercises, O/Cs typically come from sister
units. For CTC exercises, O/Cs are from the resident operations group. b.
The flow chart at Enclosure
10 may
be used by O/Cs as a guide in observing the unit's risk management performance.
c.
The form at Enclosure
11
may
be used by O/Cs to record observed safety/fratricide incidents. At Enclosure
2
is
a summary of safety factors to standardize information recorded on the observation
form at Enclosure
11.
The flow chart at Enclosure
12
may
be used by O/Cs to determine the reasons for safety/fratricide incidents observed.4.
Assessment
Phase (After-Action Review (AAR)).
a.
The O/Cs analyze their observations and provide an assessment to the unit commander.
The chart at Enclosure
13
is
an example of how the risk management assessment can be presented. The chart
at Enclosure
14
is
an example of how the safety assessment can be presented. O/Cs should report
any safety controls considered unnecessarily restrictive and any other opportunities
to improve training realism/effectiveness. b.
The S3 (Safety) assesses how well unit performance meets the commander's safety
guidance and provides recommended changes to safety guidance and controls.
c.
Commander uses AAR information to determine if the unit's performance meets
his safety guidance, the effectiveness of controls implemented during the planning
and execution phases and ensures that necessary changes are fed back into the
training management cycle and SOP. Vignette
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Task Organization for a Tactical Road March
Vignette
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Planning Logistical Release Points (LRPs)
Risk
Management Integration--Summary
Risk
Management Procedures--Operations
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