Format per DD Form 2977 · ATP 5-19, Risk Management

Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet

NCODP — Leader Presence & Military Bearing

1. Mission / Task DescriptionNCODP classroom block of instruction, 30–50 min, Leader Presence & Military Bearing

2. Date/Time Group Begin

Date/Time Group End

3. Date Prepared

4. Prepared by (Rank / Name / Duty Position)

Unit / Location

#	Subtask / Hazard	Initial Risk	Control Measures	Who Implements / How Supervised	Residual Risk
1	POV travel to and from drill Fatigue, distraction, weather, wildlife, MVA	HIGH C / II	Safety brief prior to release; emphasize seatbelts, speed, no texting Battle-buddy / travel-plan accountability for drives over 1 hour Soldiers with excessive fatigue given rest before departure Verify POV serviceability — lights, tires, wipers Weather checked before release; delay authorized	Instructor briefs; squad leaders verify; 1SG accounts for departure	LOW D / III
2	Slips, trips, falls Classroom / drill floor, cables, chairs, wet entry	MOD C / III	Instructor walks and clears the space before class All power and data cables taped down or routed clear of foot traffic Seating arranged to keep egress lanes clear Spills and tracked-in water cleaned or coned immediately Adequate lighting confirmed	Instructor sets up and inspects; all Soldiers report hazards on sight	LOW D / IV
3	Medical emergency during instruction Cardiac, diabetic, syncope, pre-existing condition	MOD D / II	AED location identified and briefed before instruction begins Combat lifesaver or medic identified in the room, or on call Cell phone with confirmed signal on the instructor Building street address posted for the 911 caller EMS access route and door identified; someone designated to meet them	Instructor briefs in the admin slide; senior NCO confirms AED serviceable	LOW D / III
4	Heat or cold injury Unconditioned drill floor, armory bay, seasonal extremes	MOD C / III	Ambient temperature checked before class; WBGT monitored if outdoors or in heat Potable water available in the room; hydration encouraged at breaks Break at 30 minutes if the block runs past 50 Uniform adjusted per commander's guidance for conditions Instructor watches for early symptoms and acts without waiting	Instructor monitors continuously; squad leaders watch their own Soldiers	LOW D / IV
5	Fatigue and degraded attention Drill-weekend tempo, early start, post-lunch block	MOD B / IV	Block scheduled in the morning where the training schedule allows Interactive delivery — discussion prompts every 8–10 minutes Break inserted if the block exceeds 50 minutes Soldiers permitted to stand at the back rather than fight sleep seated	Instructor paces the block; training NCO schedules the timeslot	LOW C / IV
6	Emotional distress from discussion content Discussion of leadership failure and personal experience	LOW D / III	Ground rule briefed: describe behavior, never name individuals Any Soldier may decline any discussion prompt without explanation Chaplain and behavioral health contact information posted and briefed Instructor monitors the room and follows up privately with anyone affected Instruction remains on doctrine — not a forum for unit grievances	Instructor sets and enforces ground rules; 1SG available for follow-up	LOW E / III
7	Fire / emergency evacuation	LOW E / II	Primary and alternate exits briefed before instruction Rally point identified and briefed Extinguisher and pull-station locations known to the instructor Egress lanes kept clear of chairs, cases, and equipment	Instructor briefs; accountability by squad leaders at the rally point	LOW E / III
8	Electrical — projector, cords, outlets	LOW D / III	Cords inspected for damage before use; damaged cords removed from service No daisy-chained power strips; no extension cord under carpet Equipment unplugged and stowed at the end of instruction	Instructor inspects during setup and teardown	LOW E / IV

Overall residual risk level after controls

Extremely High High Moderate Low

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Format per DD Form 2977 · ATP 5-19, Risk Management

Risk Management Reference & Approval

NCODP — Leader Presence & Military Bearing

The five steps

1Identify hazards

2Assess hazards to determine risk

3Develop controls and make risk decisions

4Implement controls

5Supervise and evaluate

Steps 1 and 2 are assessment. Steps 3 through 5 are management. ATP 5-19

Probability & severity

A — Frequent	Occurs often, continuously experienced
B — Likely	Occurs several times
C — Occasional	Occurs sporadically
D — Seldom	Remotely possible; could occur
E — Unlikely	Can assume it will not occur
I — Catastrophic	Death, unacceptable loss, mission failure
II — Critical	Permanent partial disability, major damage, significantly degraded capability
III — Moderate	Lost workday injury, minor damage, degraded capability
IV — Negligible	First aid, minimal damage, little or no impact

Risk assessment matrix

Probability ↓ / Severity →	Catastrophic (I)	Critical (II)	Moderate (III)	Negligible (IV)
Frequent (A)	EXTREMELY HIGH	EXTREMELY HIGH	HIGH	MODERATE
Likely (B)	EXTREMELY HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	MODERATE
Occasional (C)	HIGH	HIGH	MODERATE	LOW
Seldom (D)	HIGH	MODERATE	LOW	LOW
Unlikely (E)	MODERATE	LOW	LOW	LOW

Confirm the matrix and your unit's risk-decision authority levels against the current ATP 5-19 and your command's safety SOP before signature. Approval authority for each risk level is set by the commander.

Additional site-specific hazards identified during setup

Risk Decision Authority (Rank / Name / Position)

Date

Prepared by — Instructor, signature / date

Approved by — Risk decision authority, signature / date

Step 5 — supervise and evaluate

Risk management does not end at signature. Controls are verified in place before instruction begins, monitored during execution, and evaluated in the after action review. Any hazard identified during the block is recorded on the AAR and carried into the next iteration of this assessment.

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