Which sequence correctly lists the five steps of the Army risk management process?

Which sequence correctly lists the five steps of the Army risk management process?

• A. Identify hazards, implement controls, assess hazards, supervise, decide.
• B. Identify hazards, assess hazards, develop controls and make risk decisions, implement controls, and supervise.
• C. Assess hazards, identify hazards, implement controls, supervise, decide.
• D. Identify hazards, assess hazards, implement controls, develop controls, supervise.

Answer: (B)

The process starts by clearly identifying everything that could cause harm. Once hazards are known, you assess them to determine how likely they are to occur and how severe the impact would be, which gives you the overall risk level. After that, you develop appropriate controls and make risk decisions—deciding what level of risk is acceptable and which measures will reduce it. With the decision made, you implement those controls. Finally, you supervise to ensure the controls are working as intended and to make adjustments if the situation changes. This order ensures hazards are known, evaluated, and then treated before putting controls into action and monitoring their effectiveness. Other sequences move steps out of order or separate the decision and control actions, which can weaken risk reduction.

The process starts by clearly identifying everything that could cause harm. Once hazards are known, you assess them to determine how likely they are to occur and how severe the impact would be, which gives you the overall risk level. After that, you develop appropriate controls and make risk decisions—deciding what level of risk is acceptable and which measures will reduce it. With the decision made, you implement those controls. Finally, you supervise to ensure the controls are working as intended and to make adjustments if the situation changes. This order ensures hazards are known, evaluated, and then treated before putting controls into action and monitoring their effectiveness. Other sequences move steps out of order or separate the decision and control actions, which can weaken risk reduction.