Which of the following is NOT a BEA primary capability?

• A. Provide health surveillance
• B. Improve infrastructure resilience and facility design
• C. Plan, prepare for, and provide real time chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response
• D. Reduce health risks

Answer: (B)

BEA’s primary focus is protecting the health of personnel through active health surveillance, reducing health risks, and responding to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats in real time. Health surveillance involves systematically collecting and analyzing health data to identify trends, exposures, or disease patterns that could affect readiness. Reducing health risks means implementing preventive measures—like exposure controls, vaccination programs, and health promotion—to prevent illness or injury. Planning for and providing real-time CBRN response ensures readiness and a coordinated medical and protective reaction during hazardous incidents.

Improving infrastructure resilience and facility design, while important for overall safety, falls outside BEA’s health-centered scope. That area is typically handled by facilities engineering and design professionals who focus on the structural and operational robustness of buildings and systems. Therefore, the option describing infrastructure resilience and facility design is not a BEA primary capability.