Safety Risk Management (SRM) encompasses the _____ and _____ of safety risks.

• A. assessment, mitigation
• B. probability, severity
• C. hazard, risk
• D. mitigation, risk

Answer: (A)

Safety Risk Management focuses on evaluating safety risks and reducing them. Assessment involves determining how much risk exists by considering how likely an event is and how severe the consequences could be, which helps you prioritize the actions you need to take. Mitigation is about putting controls in place to lower that risk—you can reduce either the chance of the hazard occurring, the impact if it does occur, or both, so the residual risk stays at an acceptable level. In UAS operations, this means you would study the potential hazards, judge how risky they are, and then apply procedures, training, or technology to lessen those risks.

The other options mix parts of risk in ways that don’t capture the full process. Probability and severity are factors used during assessment, not the entire activity. Hazard and risk are the elements SRM deals with, not the actions you take to manage them. Mitigation paired with risk omits the essential assessment step.