101CC General Safety 1-9

Question 1

Define Risk

Answer 1

Expression of possible loss, adverse outcome or negative consequences such as injury, illness in terms of probability and severity.

Question 2

Define Hazard

Answer 2

Any real condition that can cause injury, illness or death to personnel, damage to or loss of equipment or property, degradation of mission capability or impact to mission accomplishment or damage to environment

Question 3

Discuss the concept of Operational Risk Management (ORM)

Answer 3

a decision making tool used by all in the navy to increase effectiveness by
1. identifying
2.assessing
3.managing risks.
Minimizes risks to acceptable levels, commensurate with mission accomplishment.
Applies to off-duty activities ORM must be practiced 24/7/365

Question 4

Discuss the four principles of ORM.

Answer 4

1. Accept Risk when Benefits Outweigh the Cost.
2. Accept No Unnecessary Risk.
3. Anticipate and Manage Risk by Planning.
4. Make Risk Decisions at the Right Level.

Question 5

Explain the five steps of the ORM process.

1.Identify the hazards

Answer 5

Hazard identification is the foundation of the entire RM process. If a hazard is not identified, it cannot be controlled. Therefore, this step should be allotted a larger portion of the available time. There are three basic actions to be completed in this step:

Analyze the Mission
List the Hazards
Determine the Hazard Root Cause

Question 6

Explain the five steps of the ORM process.

2. Assess the hazards

Answer 6

Determine the risk of each hazard identified in terms of probability and severity.

Question 7

Explain the five steps of the ORM process.

3. Make risk decisions

Answer 7

There are three basic actions which ultimately lead to making informed risk decisions:

1. identifying control options
2. determining the effect of these controls on the hazard or risk
3. ultimately deciding how to proceed

Question 8

Explain the five steps of the ORM process.

4. Implement controls

Answer 8

Requires that the plan is clearly communicated to all the involved personnel, accountability is established, and necessary support is provided.

1. Make Implementation Clear
2. Establish Accountability
3. Provide Support

Question 9

Explain the five steps of the ORM process.

5. Supervise.

Answer 9

Supervise and review involves determining the effectiveness of risk controls throughout the mission or task. This involves three actions:

1. Monitor
2. Review
3. Feedback