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20 Cards in this Set
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ORM works to:
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Minimizes risk to acceptable levels commensurate with
accomplishment |
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Correct application of the ORM process will
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reduce mishaps and associated costs.
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Hazard
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Any issue, real or potential, that can cause
personal injury, death, property damage, mission degradation or damage to environment. |
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Risk
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Chance of adverse outcome or bad consequences;
such as injury, illness, or loss. Risk level is expressed in terms of hazard probability or severity. |
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Risk Assessment Code (RAC)
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An expression of risk
associated with a hazard that combines the hazard severity and mishap probability into a single Arabic numeral. |
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The five-step ORM process includes:
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Identify Hazards (Step 1) Assess Hazards (Step 2) Make Risk Decisions (Step 3)Implement Controls (Step 4)
Supervise (Step 5) |
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Deliberate
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Application of the complete five-step
process will aid in planning procedures. |
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Accept Risk When
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Benefits Outweigh The Cost
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Accept No
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Unnecessary Risk
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Anticipate And Manage Risk By
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Planning
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Make Risk Decisions At The
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Right Level
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Category I
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The hazard may cause death, loss of or result in grave damage to national interests.
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Category II
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The hazard may cause severe injury, illness, property damage, damage to national or service interests, or degradation to efficient use of assets
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Category III
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The hazard may cause minor injury, illness, property damage, damage to national, service, or command interests, or degradation to efficient use of assets.
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Category IV
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The hazard presents a minimal threat to
personnel safety or health property, national, service, or command interests or efficient use of assets |
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Subcategory A
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Likely to occur immediately or within a short period of time. Expected to occur frequently to an individual item or person or ontinuously to a fleet, inventory, or group.
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Subcategory B
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Probably will occur in time. Expected to occur several times to an individual item or person or frequently to a fleet, inventory, or group.
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Subcategory C
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May occur in time. Can reasonably be
expected to occur some time to an individual item or person or several times to a fleet, inventory, or group. |
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Subcategory D
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Unlikely to occur.
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RAC Definitions: 5
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1 - Critical risk
2 – Serious risk 3 – Moderate risk 4 – Minor risk 5 – Negligible risk |