Pandemic Sequelae Risk Governance and the URCM Framework for Critical Infrastructure.

Problem: Modern industrial safety systems (OSHA, Seveso III, IAEA standards) rely on the “tacit assumption” that operators have full physiological perceptionThe COVID-19 pandemic has shattered this axiom.Mass anosmia (loss of smell) has deprived millions of workers of their primary biological warning system for gas leaks and chemical threats. Solution: This work presents URCM (Universal Regularized Cascade Metric) , the world's first mathematical framework for quantifying system instability caused by physiological disruption of the sensory layer of personnel.. The work combines clinical virology, the mathematics of cascade processes, and engineering psychology into a new discipline: Interpretive Engineering.. What is included in the preprint: URCM Framework: A mathematical model that introduces indices such as PSSI (Personnel Sensory Stability Index) and BCC (Barrier Compression Coefficient) for real-time risk management. Research Gap Analysis: Evidence of the absence of similar protocols in the current scientific and regulatory literature (PubMed, Scopus, OSHA). Crisis Management Protocols: Specific Steps for Critical Infrastructure Facilities (CHPs, NPPs, Chemical Plants) in the Event of Massive Loss of Smell among Personnel Human factors: Analysis of the biological mechanisms of anosmia and the problem of "presenteeism" (going to dangerous work while experiencing symptom