Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Chapter 1 Introduction 1–1. Purpose This regulation— a. Establishes policy, responsibilities, and documentation requirements for implementing and supporting Manpower and Personnel Integration (MANPRINT), which fulfill the Army’s Human Systems Integration (HSI) responsibilities in accordance with Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 5000.1 and DOD Regulation 5000.2–R. b. Emphasizes front-end planning of soldier-system design for optimum total system performance as part of the Army acquisition policy (see AR 70–1). c.
Describes MANPRINT support available to and identifies support organizations for the program/project/product m a n a g e r s ( P M s ) , U . S . A r m y T r a i n i n g a n d D o c t r i n e C o m m a n d ( T R A D O C ) s y s t e m m a n a g e r s ( T S M s ) , c o m b a t developers (CBTDEVs), training developers (TNGDEVs), functional proponents (FPs), and milestone decision authori- ties (MDAs). d. A MANPRINT Board of Advisors (MBA) will support the organizational structure, resourcing, and integration of the MANPRINT Program across the Army.
The Board of Advisors will be co-chaired by the Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) (ASA(M&RA)), the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (Operations Research) (DUSA(OR)), and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (DCSPER). Complete o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s a r e i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e M A N P R I N T B o a r d o f A d v i s o r s ’ C h a r t e r ( s e e www.manprint.army.mil). 1–2. References Required and related publications and prescribed and referenced forms are listed in appendix A. 1–3.
Explanation of abbreviations and terms Abbreviations and special terms used in this regulation are explained in the glossary. 1–4. The MANPRINT Program a. The Army’s MANPRINT Program focuses on the integration of human considerations into the system acquisition process to enhance soldier-system design, reduce life cycle ownership costs, and optimize total system performance. MANPRINT accomplishes this by ensuring that the “human” is fully and continuously considered as part of the total system in the development and/or acquisition of all systems.
Human performance is a key factor in “total system performance,”and enhancements to human performance will correlate directly to enhanced total system performance and help reduce life cycle ownership costs. b. MANPRINT integrates and facilitates trade-offs among the seven domains but does not replace individual domain activities, responsibilities, or reporting channels. MANPRINT domains may be described as follows (see glossary, section II, terms): (1) Manpower. The number of personnel, both military and civilian, required, authorized and potentially available to train, operate, maintain, and support each system acquisition. (2) Personnel.
The human aptitudes, skills, and capabilities required to operate, maintain, and support a system in peacetime and war. (3) Training. The instruction and resources required to provide Army personnel with requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to properly operate, maintain, and support Army systems. (4) Human Factors Engineering. The comprehensive integration of human capabilities and limitations into system definition, design, development, and evaluation to promote effective soldier-machine integration for optimal total system performance. (5) System Safety.
The design and operational characteristics of a system that minimize the possibilities for accidents or mishaps caused by human error or system failure. (6) Health Hazards. The systematic application of biomedical knowledge, early in the acquisition process, to identify, assess, and minimize health hazards associated with the system’s operation, maintenance, repair or storage, such as: Acoustic energy, toxic substances (biological and chemical), oxygen deficiency, radiation energy, shock, temperature extremes, trauma and vibration. (7) Soldier Survivability.
The characteristics of a system that reduce fratricide as well as reduce detectability of the soldier, prevent attack if detected, prevent damage if attacked, minimize medical injury if wounded or otherwise injured, and minimize physical and mental fatigue. c. To ensure MANPRINT considerations have the greatest impact on system design, they must be integrated into the system acquisition process as early as possible. MANPRINT analyses accomplished early in the program are especially valuable in identifying potential error- or problem-prone design features.
To ensure MANPRINT is embedded in the system acquisition process, analytical tools must be applied when they can provide the greatest influence to the total 1 AR 602–2 • 1 June 2001