Risk Management Basic (Military)

25 July 2022
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What do the terms "catastrophic, critical, moderate, and negligible" describe in the risk assessment matrix?
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Level of severity of an adverse event's effect
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What is the first step in the risk management (RM) process?
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Identify hazards
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How are hazards identified during mission planning?
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By applying the METT-TC framework to examine risks posed by the mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and equipment, time, and civil considerations
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Which of the following is not a RM principle?
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Apply the RM process to situations where serious injury might occur
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You are part of a combat patrol in a foreign city. There are squad-sized insurgent forces operating in the area. What are key considerations when identifying hazards associated with the Civil Considerations factor of METT-TC?
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Pedestrians at the market, riots or demonstrations, and/or religious events taking place
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What METT-TC factor is at the root of the question: Do I remember the training I received about what to do when encountering unexploded ordnance?
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Troops and Equipment
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What step in the risk management (RM) process is focused on determining the probability and severity of a hazard occurring?
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Assess hazards
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What is the intersection of the assessed probability and severity of a hazard called in the RM process?
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Risk level
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What is risk management (RM)?
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A decision-making process for identifying hazards and controlling risks both on-duty and off-duty
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What do of the terms "frequent, likely, occasional, seldom, and unlikely" describe in the risk assessment matrix?
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Level of probability of an adverse event occurring
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What is the purpose of the RM step, Develop Controls and Make Risk Decisions?
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To determine whether the risk of an adverse event occurring is reduced enough that the benefits of completing the mission outweigh the risks
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What does "residual risk" mean in the RM process?
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Risk that remains after all controls have been selected
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What RM process step requires a cycle of continuous reassessment until the benefits of completing the mission outweigh the risks of not completing it?
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Develop controls and make risk decisions
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What method is used to implement controls in the RM process?
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Communicate, coordinate, implement, and integrate the control's who, what, when, where, and how into SOPs, written and verbal orders, mission briefings, and staff estimates with clear and simple execution orders
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What is the fifth step in the risk management (RM) process?
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Supervise and evaluate
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Off-duty risk decisions are:
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The responsibility of individual Soldiers
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How do on-duty leaders supervise compliance with hazard controls during an operation?
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By ensuring subordinates understand how, when, and where controls are implemented, monitoring the employment of controls, and adjusting as situational awareness demands
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What are controls designed to do?
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Reduce or eliminate risk