High (e.g. or paralysis, long term Medium High High serious ill health) Harm of Medium (an injury requiring further medical Low Medium High assistance or is a RIDDOR incident) Severity Low (minor injuries requiring first aid) Low Low Medium Potential Low Medium High (The event is (It is fairly likely it (It is likely to unlikely to happen) will happen) happen) Likelihood of Harm Occurring
Potential Severity of Harm High (e.g. or paralysis, long term serious ill health) Medium High High Medium (an injury requiring further medical assistance or is a RIDDOR incident) Low Medium High Low (minor injuries requiring first aid) Low Low Medium Low (The event is unlikely to happen) Medium (It is fairly likely it will happen) High (It is likely to happen) Likelihood of Harm Occurring