Integrated incident severity Matrix

‫اللجنة العليا للسالمة والصحة المهنية وحماية البيئة‬

reporting time frame

Reporting Level

Requirements
Severity level

Investigation
People Asset Damage/ Production Loss Environment Reputation/ Non-Financial Impact/ Privilege to operate

Multiple on-Site Fatalities more than 3 Extensive damage Catastrophic , where environmental impact is: Major/International Impact

notification fax to Emergnecy rooms and

preliminary report within one week, final

investigation report within one month
Multiple Permanent disabilities equal to or more than 35 % Substantial Total loss of plant , or total loss of operation exceeds 2 weeks 1- Uncontained hazardous impact International public attention.

Initial notification fax within 24 Hrs.,

Immediate verbal Notification/Initial

independent Multi-discipline team

2- can not be controlled by company owned resources/contracts

Independent team leader and

3- Requiring major long-term treatment and

MOP emergency room

4-monitoring more than 180 days
5- Require external international resources to control its consequences

5 One or more fatality for public costs in excess of 5,000,000 US$ ( exceeds 5 M US$) 6- Major breach to applicable national and international legislations and Extensive negative attention in international Media and national/international
agreements polices with potentially sever impact on access to new areas, grants of licenses
7- Significant Claims and Fines and/or tax legislations
8- Requires Regulatory Authority Investigation
9- Heightened concern of local community
Potential Loss of license to operate an asset or Intervention from the
government.
Widespread adverse social impact.
Damage to relationships with key stakeholders
1 to 3 on-site Fatalities Major Damage Major, where environmental impact is: Major Impact

notification fax to Emergnecy rooms

Initial notification fax within 24 Hrs.,

preliminary report within one week,
final investigation report within one
Immediate verbal Notification/Initial
1- Extensive hazardous impact

Independent team leader and site

2- Can not be controlled by company owned resources/contracts

and MOP emergency room

Multiple Lost work day cases onsite Partial operation shutdown exceeding one shift up to 2 weeks 3- Requiring long-term rectification, treatment and monitoring more than 90 National public concern.

Multi-discipline team
days and less than 180 days

month
4- Requiring External National Aids Extensive negative attention in the national media and/or regional/
4 5- Major breach of number of applicable regulations national political attention with potentially restrictive measures and/or
One or more serious injury for public Total shutdown less than or exceed one shift up to 2 weeks
6- considerable and prolonged community adverse impact and dissatisfaction impact on grant of licenses, mobilization of action groups
publicly expressed
7- Requires regulatory authorities intervention and investigation
Single Permanent disabilities equal to or more that 35 %
costs equal to or greater than500,000 US$ to 5,000,000 US$ (500 K -5
M US$)
Multiple Occupational illness

Single Lost Work Day Case (LWDC) Local damage Moderate, event where environmental impact Is: Local Impact

notification fax to Emergnecy rooms

Initial notification fax within 24 Hrs.,

preliminary report within one week,
Immediate verbal Notification/Initial

investigation report within final investigation report within two

Permanent disability (s) less than 35 %. Partial operation shutdown less than one shift. 1- Uncontained hazardous impact Regional public concern.

and MOP emergency room

Site Multi-discipline team

2- can be controlled by company owned resources, specialists and third party
contracts
Multiple reversible occupational health effect Extensive negative attention in local media.

weeks
3 Single occupational illness 3- can be rectified in short to medium term treatment and monitoring more
than 30 days and less than 90 days Slight national media and/or local/regional political attention with
cost equal to or greater than 50,000 US$ to less than 500,000 US$
possibly negative stance of local government and/or action groups.

4- Significant medium-term residual effect Local adverse social impact.

5- Regulatory Authority concern

Minor damage Minor, event where environmental impact is: Minor impact

Site Multi-discipline team

one weeks (See note 1)

production disruption leads to equipment isolation 1- contained and low impact Some local public concern.

Initial notification fax

within 48 Hrs., , final
emergency room
2- Can be controlled by company owned resources/contracts, Some slight local media and/or political attention with potentially

(see note1*)
3- treatment and monitoring requires more than 7 days and less than 3- days negative aspects for company operations.
4- low profile local media attention
Restricted work day case (RWDC) , Medical treatment case (MTC) or
2 single reversible health effects from an incident
cost equal to or greater than 2500 US$ to less than 50,000 US$
5- Minor local short-term residual effect
6- Likely level of legal claims

Insignificant, event where environmental impact is: Slight impact

Company HSE team

monthly report ( See

monthly HSE report
1- low impact to isolated area

Highlighted in the
Public awareness of the incident may exist, but there is no public

( See note2)

included in the
2- Treatment and monitoring less than 7 days concern

note 2)
3- No permanent or significant effect Isolated and short term complaints from neighbors (e.g., complaints
1 First aid case(s) (FAC) or health exposure causing noticeable irritation Slight damage , No disruption to operation, costs less than 2500 US$
4- low media attention about specific noise episode).
5- Legal Issued managed by routine procedures
6- slightly to no level of legal claims

MOP: Refers to Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum High potential events (HIPO) shall be reported to Emergency rooms within 48 hours and shall be investigated by multidiscipline team,
detailed investigation report shall be sent to HSE department within two weeks
References: Loss costing guidelines, Center for Chemical Process Safety publications Note 2: Incidents of severity level 1 will be highlighted in monthly HSE report except in case of fire, explosion shall be formally reported
Note 1: Incidents of severity level 2 will be formally reported to EGPC/Holding Companies emergency rooms only within 48 hours except in case of fire, explosion shall be formally reported to MOP emergency to HSE assistant chairman / emergency room within 24 hours
room and EGPC/Holding companies emergency room within 24 hour
Note 3: the oveall severity of the incident will be according to the highest impact level

HSE-SC-Incident Severity Matrix-Revison.1-August 2017