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Risk Assessment Presentation 1
Risk Assessment Presentation 1
Module 1
Principles of risk assessment
Consequence - severity
• What could go wrong?
• What is the worst that could happen?
Likelihood
• How often must it be done?
• How many people do it?
• Is everyone doing it competent and trained?
How likely?
How bad?
4 8 12 16
3 6 9 12
2 4 6 8
1 2 3 4
4 8 12 16
3 6 9 12
2 4 6 8
1 2 3 4
4 8 12 16
Tolerable Significant Unacceptable Unacceptable
3 6 9 12
Insignificant Tolerable Significant Unacceptable
2 4 6 8
Insignificant Tolerable Tolerable Significant
1 2 3 4
Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant Tolerable
Monitoring
• ‘Live’ nature of assessments
• Possible modification to procedures
Review
• Identifies changes to procedures
• Possible modification to assessment