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    Sparkling lake water company found all their bottles contaminated with E. coli, which has high severity and occurrence but was detected, leading to a high risk priority number (RPN) and the top priority to fix. A smaller area of a drinking lake was contaminated with mercury above guidelines, which has less severity, occurrence, and was detected, resulting in a lower RPN and second priority to address.

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    Sparkling lake water company found all their bottles contaminated with E. coli, which has high severity and occurrence but was detected, leading to a high risk priority number (RPN) and the top priority to fix. A smaller area of a drinking lake was contaminated with mercury above guidelines, which has less severity, occurrence, and was detected, resulting in a lower RPN and second priority to address.

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    Sparkling lake water company found all their bottles contaminated with E. coli, which has high severity and occurrence but was detected, leading to a high risk priority number (RPN) and the top priority to fix. A smaller area of a drinking lake was contaminated with mercury above guidelines, which has less severity, occurrence, and was detected, resulting in a lower RPN and second priority to address.

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    As per Priority matrix, Risk is calculated by Risk priority number. risk priority number is calculated as
    follows: RPN = S * O * D.

    S= Severity

    O= occurrence

    D= Detection

    In first scenario, Sparkling lake water company find out that all bottle are contaminated with E.coli which
    is gram negative bacteria and can cause death in infants. Severity is too high, chances of occurrence is
    also high, as it contaminated all bottles, while its already detected, therefore its controllable. However,
    RPN will be too high because of severity and occurrence. Priority to fix this problem is high as it will
    spread among large population.

    In second scenario, drinking lake is contaminated with mercury, level is above guideline level which
    might not cause severe consequences. Area of occurrence is too small and its easily controllable. Source
    of contamination is also detected, Therefore it would RPN number would be less. As Event is possible
    and minor, therefore it would be fixed on second priority

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