Encl. (1) to COMDTINST 3500.3
1.
Define Mission and/or
What does the task entail?
Task
What do we have to do?
Are there other ways to do this?
C
O
M
2.
Identify Hazards
What can go wrong?
M
Planning
Equipment
U
Event Complexity
Personnel
N
Asset Selection
Environment
I
Communications (and
How is risk defined for us?
C
Supervision)
What safeguards exist? How effective are they?
Environmental
A
T
Conditions
I
O
N
3.
Assess Risks
What are the effects? - Severity
S
Low
Medium
&
High
involvement? - Exposure
S
I
4.
Identify Options
Are risks acceptable or unacceptable?
T
Spread out
What options can eliminate unacceptable risk
U
Transfer
(that which does not contribute to
A
Avoid
accomplishing the mission safely)?
T
Accept
What options reduce undesirable risk?
I
Reduce
Can we modify mission to reduce risk?
O
Are any safeguards missing?
N
What new options should we consider?
A
L
5.
Evaluate Risk vs. Gain
Did someone with authority validate the potential
A
Double-check the
risks resulting from the options considered are
W
mission or task
worth the gain?
A
Verify the objective is
This risk decision must be made at the lowest
R
still valid
appropriate level, considering experience and
E
maturity.
N
E
S
6.
Execute decision
Implement the best options.
S
Have we allocated the necessary resources?
Have we initiated risk management procedures?
Does everyone know why we are doing this
and the expected outcome?
7.
Monitor situation
Are the safeguards working?
Are participants accomplishing the mission or task
objective?
Has the situation changed?
Team coordination skills
vital to the process
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