The Role of Risk Analysis in Directing the Quality Assurance Program of the U.S. Army Chemical Materiel Destruction Agency
Abstract
U.S. Public Law 99-1 45 authorizes the demilitarization of chemical agents and munitions in the custody of the United States of America and requires that demilitarization be carried out with maximum consideration for the safety of the public, the worker and protection of the environment. More recent supplemental laws further define the goals of the demilitarization effort in terms of being able to "demonstrate the quality" of demilitarization efforts. The U.S. Army Chemical Materiel Destruction Agency (USACMDA) is responsible for providing centralized intensive management of the life cycle of the demilitarization and disposal of both the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical warfare agents and munitions and disposal of those agents, munitions and facilities considered to be non stockpile. The degree of difficulty inherent to chemical demilitarization and the scope of the demilitarization program require the use of rigorous techniques that focus and enhance decision making and planning efforts. Risk analyses is one of several means by which the USACMDA enhances the decision making process. The USACMDA employs risk analyses and its resulting expressions of probability and consequence as means of targeting quality assurance efforts in the chemical demilitarization program. Where probability and consequence combine to indicate undesirable results, the USACMDA reduces the probability of undesirable results through the implementation of a comprehensive quality assurance program. The USACMDA employs risk analyses as a basis for targeting quality assurance efforts not only where environmental protection, safety of the public and worker are concerned but also in the area of operational reliability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA506931
Entities
People
- John Jardine
- Thomas Kartachak