1、Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 3200.19 May 17,2012 Incorporating Change 2,August 31,2018 USD(A&S)SUBJECT:Non-Lethal Weapons(NLW)Human Effects Characterization References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive(DoDD)5134.01(Reference(a),this Instruction:a
2、.Establishes policy,assigns responsibilities,and provides procedures for a human effects characterization process in support of the development of NLW,non-lethal technologies,and NLW systems.b.Establishes the Human Effects Review Board(HERB)in accordance with DoD Instruction(DoDI)5105.18(Reference(b
3、)as an independent DoD board to ensure appropriate scientific processes are used to characterize the human effects of all DoD NLW programs.c.Establishes the Human Effects Readiness Level(HERL)as a measure of the availability,sufficiency,and maturity of data and information of the human effects of NL
4、W.d.Establishes health care capability(HCC)indexes as a basis to determine the risk of significant injury(RSI)from NLW.e.Focuses on the human effects on NLW targets.Effects of weapons on operators are covered in other DoD procedures as required.2.APPLICABILITY.This Instruction applies to:a.OSD,the M