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The utilization of risk assessments in tactical command decisions
Warren W Jederberg1, Kenneth R Still, G Bruce Briggs
1OPNAV, Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC, USA.
The Science of the Total Environment
|May 16, 2002
Summary
Tactical risk assessments require adapting traditional methods to balance short-term health effects with mission accomplishment. Effective communication between risk assessors and commanders is crucial for operational risk management (ORM).
Area of Science:
- Environmental health
- Occupational health
- Risk assessment
Background:
- Traditional risk assessments focus on long-term societal health outcomes, not immediate tactical impacts.
- Commanders in tactical situations must weigh short-term health risks against mission objectives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To harmonize the use of risk assessment tools in operational risk management (ORM) for tactical scenarios.
- To clarify the utility and limitations of risk assessment for commanders.
Main Methods:
- Adapting traditional human-health and environmental risk assessment levels for tactical scenarios.
- Articulating risk in terms understandable for commanders' ORM processes.
Main Results:
- Traditional risk assessment endpoints may not directly apply to tactical situations.
- The need for commanders to integrate non-health mission critical factors into risk evaluations.
Conclusions:
- Risk assessment requires adaptation for tactical use, considering immediate impacts and mission needs.
- Improved dialogue is needed between risk assessors and tactical commanders for effective ORM.