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• Support Cycle (versus Last Cycle)
• Mission Cycle (versus Last Cycle)
• Training Cycle (versus Last Similar Cycle)

OBJECTIVES:

• Minimize Risk to Mission. Subordinate Commanders, Staff Officers, and Leaders will identify and control hazards most likely to reduce combat power by implementing risk management (RM) in the planning, execution and assessment phases of training and operations.

• Minimize Risk to METL. Subordinate Commanders, Staff Officers, and Leaders will know the unit's risk of having an accident while executing each of the unit's METL tasks and the reasons why. They will also know what the unit is doing to eliminate/control these "reasons why."

• Minimize Risk to Soldier. Leaders will know (for each soldier they supervise): The soldier's risk for having an accidnet, the most likely types of accidents, and what the leader and soldier are doing to reduce the soldier's accident risk.

PRIORITIES:

• Integrate Mission RM Procedures. RM procedures will be integrated into SOPs. Tactical SOP will include the commander's risk acceptance guidance and will integrate RM procedures into the decision-making process. Effectiveness of RM procedures will be assessed in each AAR, with needed improvements identified and implemented for the next mission.

• Identify Hazards and Controls for Missions. Safety Officers/NCOs will provide to Commanders, Staff, and Leaders the types of accidents most likely to be experienced by the unit during each mission/tasking along with "reasons why" and controls recommended for each BOS/Staff functional area.

• Identify Hazards and Controls for METL. Safety Officers/NCOs will provide to Commanders, Staff, and Leaders results of a unit METL risk assessment, along with "reasons why" for each METL task with a risk rating of "high" or "extremely high." Risk reduction control options will also be provided. (Commander's Training Assessment)

• Identify Hazards and Controls for Soldiers.
  • Leaders will determine the accident risk level of each soldier they supervise, the reasons for the risk level, and controls to reduce the risk. Leaders and soldiers will implement control actions within their authority/capability and elevate those beyond own authority/capability. (Individual Soldier Training)

  • Leaders will determine, for each soldier they supervise, knowledge of hazards and safety rules applicable to duties and environments of each cycle. Leaders will develop and execute training for each soldier to achieve a 70-percent (GO) knowledge standard on a safety quiz. (Individual Soldier Training)

Endnotes

Enclosure 2: Real-World Example of a Unit's Past Accident Experience