- FM 3-11Publication
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Operations
FM 3-11 is the Army's overarching CBRN manual. It covers how units assess, protect against, and mitigate CBRN threats and hazards, and how CBRN capabilities support countering weapons of mass destruction. The April 2025 edition supersedes the May 2019 version.
- DA PAM 385-30Publication
Risk Management
DA PAM 385-30 is the procedural companion to AR 385-10 for risk management. It walks through applying the risk management steps to missions and everyday tasks and how to document the result. Use it with ATP 5-19, which carries the doctrinal techniques.
- ATP 5-19Publication
Risk Management
ATP 5-19 is the Army's risk management techniques publication. It carries the five-step process leaders use to identify hazards, apply controls, and make an informed risk decision. The November 2021 edition supersedes the April 2014 version and is the reference behind every deliberate risk assessment worksheet.
- DD 2977Form
Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet
The standard worksheet for deliberate risk management: identify hazards, assess initial risk, apply controls, and record the residual risk the approving authority accepts.
- Reference
Risk management and the DD Form 2977
The five steps of risk management, the risk levels that decide who approves an event, and the current worksheet.
- Board question
What are the five steps of risk management?
Identify the hazards, assess the hazards, develop controls and make risk decisions, implement controls, and supervise and evaluate. It is a continuous cycle applied to operations, training, and day-to-day activity.