Occurrence Potential (O) for the process

Potential failure cause rated according to the criteria below. Consider Prevention Controls when determining the best
occurrence estimate. Occurrence is the predictive qualitative rating method at the time of evaluations and may not
reflect the actual Occurrence. The Occurrence rating number is a relative rating within the scope of FMEA (Process
being evaluated). For prevention control with multiple Occurrence Rating, use the rating that best reflects the
robustness of the control.

Prediction of failure
O Type of Control Prevention Control
cause occurring
10 Extremely High None No Preventive Controls

9 Prevention control will have little effect in

Very High Behavioral
8 preventing failure cause

7
Prevention control somewhat effective in preventing
High
failure cause
6
Behavioral or Technical

5
Moderate Prevention control are effective in preventing failure
4 cause

3 low
Best Practices: Prevention control are highly effective in preventing
Behavioral or Technical failure cause
2 Very Low

Prevention control are extremely effective in

1 Extremely Low
preventing failure cause from occurring due to
Technical design (i.e.; part geometry) or process (i.e.; fixture or
tooling design) Intent of prevention control- Failure
cannot be physically produced due to the failure
cause
 Occurrence Potential (O) for the process

Potential failure cause rated according to the criteria below. Consider Prevention Controls when determining the best
occurrence estimate. Occurrence is the predictive qualitative rating method at the time of evaluations and may not
reflect the actual Occurrence. The Occurrence rating number is a relative rating within the scope of FMEA (Process being
evaluate). For prevention control with multiple Occurrence Rating, use the rating that best reflects the robustness of the
control.

Time Based Failure

O Type of Control Prevention Control
Cause prediction
10 Every time None No Preventive Controls

9 Almost every time Prevention control will have little effect in

Behavioral
8 More than once per shift preventing failure cause

7 More than once per day Prevention control somewhat effective in preventing
failure cause
6 More than once per week
Behavioral or Technical

5 More than once per

month Prevention control are effective in preventing failure
4 cause
More than once per year
3 Once per year Best Practices: Prevention control are highly effective in preventing
2 Less than once per year Behavioral or Technical failure cause

Prevention control are extremely effective in

preventing failure cause from occurring due to
1 Technical design (i.e.; part geometry) or process (i.e.; fixture or
Never
tooling design) Intent of prevention control- Failure
cannot be physically produced due to the failure
cause
 Occurrence Potential (O) for the process

Potential failure cause rated according to the criteria below. Consider Prevention Controls when determining the best
occurrence estimate. Occurrence is the predictive qualitative rating method at the time of evaluations and may not
reflect the actual Occurrence. The Occurrence rating number is a relative rating within the scope of FMEA (Process being
evaluate). For prevention control with multiple Occurrence Rating, use the rating that best reflects the robustness of the
control.

Incidents per 1000

O Type of Control Prevention Control
items/ Vehicles
>= 100 per thousand
10 None No Preventive Controls
>/= 1in 10
50 per thousand
9
1 in 20
Prevention control will have little effect in
20 per thousand Behavioral
preventing failure cause
8 1 in 50

10 per thousand
7
1 in 100
Prevention control somewhat effective in preventing
failure cause
2 per thousand
6
1 in 500
Behavioral or Technical
0.5 per thousand
5
1 in 2000
Prevention control are effective in preventing failure
0.1 per thousand cause
4
1 in 10,000

0.01 per thousand

3
1 in 100,000 Best Practices: Prevention control are highly effective in preventing
Behavioral or Technical failure cause
0.001 per thousand
2
1 in 1,000,000

Prevention control are extremely effective in

preventing failure cause from occurring due to
Failure is eliminated
1 Technical design (i.e.; part geometry) or process (i.e.; fixture or
through Prevention
tooling design) Intent of prevention control- Failure
control
cannot be physically produced due to the failure
cause