An Analysis of U.S. Army Health Hazard Assessments During the Acquisition of Military Materiel

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An Analysis of U.S. Army Health Hazard Assessments During the Acquisition of Military Materiel


Master's thesis


Verlo, April R.
03 JUN 2010


Musculoskeletal-related occupational illnesses and injuries comprise a large majority of military outpatient encounters and result in decreased combat readiness and degraded Soldier performance. The U.S. Army Health Hazard Assessment Program works to reduce health-related adverse consequences from new technology and equipment by identifying and evaluating health hazards during the acquisition of military materiel. This study evaluated the program's Hazard Inventory database using descriptive statistics in order to determine trends in hazard assessments, database accuracy, and consistency of health hazard communication to materiel developers. It determined that ergonomic-related health hazards are not the most common health hazard type evaluated.



HEALTH, *MILITARY PROCUREMENT, *HAZARDS, MATERIEL, NOISE, ARMY PERSONNEL, PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS, TEST AND EVALUATION, THESES, HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING, RADIATION, DATA BASES, ACCURACY