The Use of Risk Assessment in Navy Deployment Toxicology. G. B. Briggs, Geo-Centers, Inc.; and W. Alexander and K. R. Still, Naval Medical Research Institute Detachment (Toxicology), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
The risk assessment process is a critical function for deployment toxicology research. It is essential for making decisions relating to establishing risk reduction procedures and for formulating appropriate exposure levels to Navy personnel from potentially hazardous chemicals in military operations. These decisions must be based on quality science that guide sound judgements that result in effective risk characterization and risk management. The process of risk assessment entails the evaluation of information on the hazardous properties of chemicals of military interest, the extent and duration of the exposure to those potentially hazardous properties of chemicals and then characterizing the resulting risk to military personnel and its effect upon completion of the mission. Risk assessment and deployment toxicology both require a systematic approach to organizing scientific knowledge and toxicology data on hazards in the training and battlefield scenarios to help ensure readiness.
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