What is the purpose of the Operational Risk Management (ORM) process?

• A. To identify, assess, and mitigate risks to personnel and mission success
• B. To audit financial misuse
• C. To schedule maintenance tasks
• D. To coordinate leave

Answer: (C)

Operational Risk Management is about safeguarding people and the mission by systematically identifying hazards, assessing the risks they pose, and applying controls to reduce those risks to an acceptable level. It’s a proactive, repeatable process used in every operation to prevent losses and injuries while preserving mission readiness. By walking through steps like spotting hazards, judging the likelihood and severity of harm, deciding on risk levels, implementing mitigations, and supervising the results, ORM helps ensure that decisions are made with risk in mind. The other tasks—auditing financial misuse, scheduling maintenance tasks, and coordinating leave—are separate activities focused on finance, maintenance planning, and personnel administration, not the core purpose of managing operational risk.