Human Factor Assessment in Support of Joint Operations.

摘要

Human factors, including personal, psychological, and physical stressors, can strain members of the force and precipitate adverse incidents that may impair operational effectiveness and jeopardize force protection. To mitigate that risk, operational commanders charged simultaneously to accomplish the mission and ensure force protection need accurate, timely information regarding human factors that can potentially impinge on service member performance or judgment. Toward that end, the U.S. Naval Aviation community and the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in recent years have instituted Human Factors Councils or their equivalent to identify the human factors that impact service members, facilitate mitigation of the risk, and provide commanders with the information they need to make sound decisions regarding factors that could impair the performance or judgment of members of the force. Because the efficacy of Human Factors Councils has been documented, and the need for human factor assessment in support of deployed operational forces is high, Human Factors Councils should be implemented for all forward-deployed Joint forces to enable operational commanders to achieve assigned objectives and also safeguard the health of the force.