CATASTHROPIC

Mission failure, unit readiness eleminated, death, (VH) 4

unacceptable loss or damage

SIGNIFICANT
Significantly degraded unit readyness or capability, sever (H) 3
injury, illness, loss, or damage

MODERATE
Somewhat degraded unit readiness or capability, minor (M) 2
injury, illness, loss, or damage

MINOR
Litle impact to unit readiness or capability, minimal injury, (L) 1
loss, or damage

LIMITED
Very little impact to unit readiness or capability, very minimal (VL) 0
injury, loss, loss or damage
 4 5 6 7 8

3 4 5 6 7

2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5

0 1 2 3 4

0 1 2 3 4
VERY LOW LOW MEDIUM HIGH VERY HIGH
possible Infrequent Sporadic or Several or Continous,
occurances but occurences intermitten numerous regular, or
improbable occurences occurences inevitable
occurences
 Severity
Process
Owner
No Process Failure Mode Failure Effect
 Occurance

Respond

Accept
Causes Current Controls
Additional Action Timing PIC
 SEVERITY
VL L M H
0 1 2 3

VH 4 4 5 6

H 3 3 4 5
OCCURANCE

M 2 2 3 4

L 1 1 2 3

VL 0 0 1 2

VH Constantly Filure occur daily

OCCURANCE

H Often Failure occur once a week on average

M Regularly Failure occur once a month on average
L Sometimes Failure occur once a year or a few times a year on average
VL Seldomly Years can go by without failure occurring

VH < 6 hoursThe system is very time-critical and may be inaccessible for no more than 12 hours
H 12 hours.The system is time-critical and may be inaccessible for no more than 24 hours
OUTAGE

M 2 day It is possible to work without the system for a short period, but no more than 2 days
L 1 week It is possible to work without the system for a period of time, but no more than one
VL 1 week The system is not time-critical and can be inaccessible for more than one week
 H VH RISK SCORE NOTE
3 4

7 8 VERY HIGH 8 UNACCEPTABLE

6 7 HIGH 6-7 MITIGATE

5 6 MEDIUM 3-5 MITIGATE

4 5 LOW 1-2 MONITORING

3 4 VERY LOW 0 DO NOTHING

or no more than 12 hours

more than 24 hours
d, but no more than 2 days
me, but no more than one week
more than one week

SEVERITY Reputation
Very High Prolonged negative attention
in the national press that will
result in irreparable damage to
reputation. Will entail a major
and protracted loss of image.
High High Prolonged negative
attention in the national press,
which will result in major
damage to reputation. Will
take a long time to return to a
positive image.
Medium Prolonged negative attention
on the organisation. Results in
press coverage in the major
media. Will entail damage to
image.
Low Passing interest from stake-
holders or the public.
Very low Minimal or no interest from
the public.
EFFECT
Administrativ burden
Will result in sharply increased
administrative burdens that
threaten to put divisions out of
action.
Will result in noticeably
increased administrative
burdens requiring extensive
overtime and the engagement
of extra staff.
Will entail increased
administrative burdens
requiring that key personnel
work overtime.
Will entail a minimal increase
in administrative burden;
however, it can be resolved
within normal working hours.
Will not result in increased
administrative burden.
 Effect on service level

Will result in a seriously

deteriorated level of service
for the organisation. Many
important obligations cannot
be fulfilled. People receive no
or highly deficient service.

Will result in a major drop in

the level of service for the
organisation. Many important
obligations toward people
cannot be fulfilled and they
will experience a significant
deterioration of the expected
service.

Will entail a substantial drop in

the general level of service for
the organisation. Certain
individual obligations cannot
be fulfilled. People cannot be
serviced as expected.

Will entail a minor

deterioration in the level of
service. However, obligations
can still be fulfilled.

Will not have a significant

effect on the service level.