The principle of Accept No Unnecessary Risk emphasizes which approach?

• A. Take all risks
• B. Take only those risks needed to accomplish the task
• C. Avoid all risks
• D. Accept any risk if it saves time

Answer: (B)

Accept No Unnecessary Risk means you should not take on risks that don’t help you accomplish the mission. It’s about balancing mission success with safety by eliminating hazards or implementing controls so that only the risks essential to completing the task remain. The best approach is to take only those risks needed to accomplish the task; if a risk can be avoided or reduced without compromising the objective, you do so. If a risk is unavoidable but its potential benefit justifies the remaining risk, you proceed with appropriate mitigations in place.

Taking all risks ignores safety principles. Avoiding all risks is impractical and would stall operations. Accepting any risk if it saves time ignores the need to protect personnel and resources.