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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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