The Risk Assessment Process Used in the Army's Health Hazard Assessment Program

Download or read book The Risk Assessment Process Used in the Army's Health Hazard Assessment Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health hazard assessment is a critical aspect of a risk management acquisition program. Past programs developed without attention to human systems integration have suffered expensive delays created long-term health and safety problems and encountered difficulty and expenses during maintenance and demilitarization/disposal. The Army Health Hazard Assessment (HHA) Program uses risk assessment techniques to characterize health hazards associated with new materiel systems. This article provides the acquisition community with an overview of the risk assessment process used in preparing HHA reports and the key roles played by Army Medical Department organizations. This paper also shows how HHA Reports are integral components of a Program Managers overall risk management plan.