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Appendix B<br />

Risk Grading Matrix<br />

Severity<br />

LIKELIHOOD<br />

1<br />

Insignificant<br />

2<br />

Minor<br />

3<br />

Moderate<br />

4<br />

Major<br />

5<br />

Catastrophic<br />

1 - Rare<br />

2 - Unlikely<br />

3 - Possible<br />

4 - Likely<br />

5 - Almost<br />

Certain<br />

1 2 3 4 5<br />

2 4 6 8 10<br />

3 6 9 12 15<br />

4 8 12 16 20<br />

5 10 15 20 25<br />

Risk<br />

High (H)<br />

Moderate<br />

(M)<br />

Low (L)<br />

Further Action<br />

Risk Priority<br />

Significant Risk. As below plus:<br />

Report to Managing Board identifying treatment options<br />

Quarterly report to the Managing Board monitoring progress on<br />

treatment action plans<br />

Unacceptable Risk. As below plus:<br />

(12 and above) Report to the Governance Committee identifying<br />

treatment options<br />

(12 and above) report to the Q&RSC monitoring progress on<br />

treatment action plans<br />

Acceptable Risk. As below plus:<br />

discuss whether any further action should be taken to reduce<br />

future risk<br />

By Whom<br />

Governance<br />

Committee<br />

Q&RSC<br />

Team Meetings<br />

Risk Matrix – Likelihood<br />

Likelihood rating Description<br />

5 Almost Certain this type of event will happen frequently<br />

4 Likely this type of event will happen, but its not a persistent concern<br />

3 Possible this type of event may well happen (e.g. 50/50 chance)<br />

2 Unlikely unlikely that this type of event will happen<br />

1 Rare cannot believe that an event of this type will occur in the foreseeable future<br />

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