​Health Hazard Assessment (HHA) is the process used within the DoD to identify and assess health hazards associated with materiel system life cycle management and provide recommendations to capability developers, materiel developers, and training developers to eliminate or control the health hazards inherent in weapon platforms, munitions, equipment, clothing, training devices, and other materiel systems. Through application of biomedical knowledge and principles, the HHA Program addresses the potential effects of health hazards on the Service members who use and maintain materiel systems. The HHA Program uses systems engineering principles from a health or medical perspective. The HHA process outputs risk levels associated with probability and severity to better inform risk management decision makers.
