Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com health, welfare, morale, and discipline of assigned personnel in his “command,” in accordance with FM 1–02 and FM 6–0. Examples of commanders are as follows: a. Commander of an Army Headquarters, CONUS and OCONUS. b. Chief of Engineers (civil and military works). c. Commander, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command. d. Chief, NGB. e. Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. f. Commanders of Army installations with a full-time safety professional. This includes posts, camps, stations, and military communities. g. State adjutants general (ARNG). h.
Commanders of Army reserve organizations with a full-time safety professional. i. Commanders of MTFs. j. Commanders in direct support of general support maintenance units. k. Director of Facilities Engineering. l. Provost marshal/law enforcement commander. m. Director of industrial operations. n. U.S. Army Plant Representative Office. o. Commanders of TOE, MTOE, or TDA organizations. Competent authority An individual of the armed forces designated in command, responsible for the direction, coordination and control of military forces. The commander alone is responsible for everything his unit does or fails to do.
He cannot delegate his responsibility or any part of it although he may delegate portions of his authority to competent individuals. An individual designated by the commander to address areas of primary interest within that individual’s technical expertise. Composite risk Blends tactical, threat-based risks with accidental, hazard-based risks (U.S. Army). Concentration The amount of a chemical agent present in a unit volume of air. Usually expressed in milligrams per cubic meter (mg/ m 3 ).
Confirmed exposure Any mishap with a biological program agent in which there was direct evidence of an actual exposure such as a measurable rise in antibody titer to the agent or a confirmed diagnosis of intoxication or disease. Conservation The protection, improvement, and use of natural resources according to principles that will provide optimum public benefit and support of military operations. Contract A mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services (including construction) and the buyer to pay for them.
It includes all types of commitments that obligate the Government to an expenditure of appropriated funds and that, except as otherwise authorized, are in writing. In addition to bilateral instruments, contracts include (but are not limited to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering agreements; letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract becomes effective by written acceptance or performance; and bilateral contract modifications. Contracts do not include grants and coopera- tive agreements covered by 31 USC 6301, and those that follow.
Contracting agency The organization that has primary responsibility for monitoring, administering, and ensuring compliance with the contract, especially pertaining to the chemical agent program. Counseling/advisory Activities associated with nonsupervisory advice/assistance provided by subject matter specialists on specific topics, for example, alcohol/drug abuse, mental health, community services. 111 AR 385–10 • 23 August 2007