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Risk ManagementCATASTROPHIC (I)CRITICAL (II)Loss of ability to accomplish the mission ormission failure. Death or permanent totaldisability (accident risk). Loss of major ormission-critical system or equipment. Majorproperty (facility) damage. Severeenvironmental damage. Mission-criticalsecurity failure. Unacceptable collateraldamage.Significantly (severely) degraded missioncapability or unit readiness. Permanentpartial disability, temporary total disabilityexceeding 3 months time (accident risk).Extensive (major) damage to equipment orsystems. Significant damage to property orthe environment. Security failure.Significant collateral damage.MARGINAL (III) Degraded mission capability or unitreadiness. Minor damage to equipment orsystems, property, or the environment. Lostday due to injury or illness not exceeding 3months (accident risk). Minor damage toproperty or the environment.NEGLIGIBLE (IV)Little or no adverse impact on missioncapability. First aid or minor medicaltreatment (accident risk). Slight equipmentor system damage, but fully functional andserviceable. Little or no property orenvironmental damage.Figure 2-3. Hazard SeveritySubstep CIn this substep leaders and staffs expand what they understandabout probable hazardous incidents into estimates of levels of risk foreach identified hazard and an estimate of the overall risk for theoperation. Estimating risk follows from examining the outcomes ofSubsteps A and B; that is, both the probability and severity ofhazardous incidents. This substep is more art than science. Muchdepends on the use of historical lessons learned, intuitive analysis,2-10