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02-23-07, 07:27 AM
DoD adopts Army's risk management tool for drivers
by Kelly Widener, U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center
Published: Thursday, February 22, 2007 4:09 PM CST

FORT RUCKER, Ala. - A tool used by Soldiers to assess the risk of driving their privately owned vehicles on trips is now the same tool that airman, sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen will use beginning in early March.

Formally adopted across the Department of Defense, the tool known to Soldiers as ASMIS-2 officially becomes TRiPS, or Travel Risk Planning System.

The tool was adopted because of its ability to give users a comprehensive risk assessment based on their travel plans and recommending certain actions to help lower risks.

"ASMIS-2's greatest value has always been the one-on-one interaction and dialogue it promotes between the supervisor and subordinate," said U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center Sgt. Maj. David Griffith. "The specific questions asked about an upcoming trip allow supervisors and Soldiers to engage and help identify potential faults in driving plans and help provide other alternatives."

The online tool was adopted last year by the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard and this year by the Air Force. Since its implementation in the Army, more than 1,783,000 assessments have been completed by Soldiers, with six fatalities occurring during an assessed trip. These statistics show that those using the tool may be less likely to be involved in fatal mishaps. TRiPS is expected to continue with the same results across all service branches.

"Since the release of TRiPS, 29,061 sailors have registered for accounts and 15,452 risk assessments have been completed," said Capt. Bill Glenn, director of Shore Safety at the Naval Safety Center. "To date, no Navy personnel who have been traveling on a risk assessment have been involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident."

While elements of ASMIS-2 remain the same - such as inputting information like the type of vehicle being driven, age, start and end points, expected sleep before traveling, seat belt use and more - TRiPS offers more than just a name change. The tool offers additional features specifically for supervisors. One of the new features allows supervisors to view the TRiPS activity of their subordinates two levels down, which offers more opportunity for leadership engagement and awareness.

"TRiPS will continue to provide users with risk awareness features such as the mapping feature," Griffith said. "However, the new features make this positive and proven tool even more valuable in the fight against POV fatalities of not only our Solders, but all DoD service members and civilians."

Army personnel can expect to notice the name change of ASMIS-2 to TRiPS on the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center's Web site at /crc.army.mil in March.

Ellie