1 Trivial (eg discomfort, slight 1 Remote (almost never) – – bruising, self-help recovery) 2 Unlikely (occurs rarely) – 2 Minor (eg small cut, – 3 Possible (could occur, but – abrasion, basic first aid need) uncommon) 3 Moderate (eg strain, sprain, – 4 Likely (recurrent but not – incapacitation > 3 days) frequent) 4 Serious (eg fracture, – 5 Very likely (occurs frequently) – hospitalisation >24 hrs, incapacitation >4 weeks) (single or multiple) 5 Fatal – The risk rating (high, medium or low) indicates the level of response necessary when designing the action plan. Trivial Minor Moderate Serious Fatal Remote 1 2 3 4 5 Unlikely 2 4 6 8 10 Possible 3 6 9 12 15 Likely 4 8 12 16 20 Very 5 10 15 20 25 likely Rating Bands (A x B) LOW RISK MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK (1 8) (9 - 12) (15 - 25) – Continue, but review Continue, but -STOP THE ACTIVITY- periodically to ensure implement additional Identify new controls remain reasonably controls. Activity effective practicable controls must not proceed where possible and until risks are monitor regularly reduced to a low or medium level
1 – Trivial (eg discomfort, slight bruising, self-help recovery) 2 – Minor (eg small cut, abrasion, basic first aid need) 3 – Moderate (eg strain, sprain, incapacitation > 3 days) 4 – Serious (eg fracture, hospitalisation >24 hrs, incapacitation >4 weeks) 5 – Fatal (single or multiple) 1 – Remote (almost never) 2 – Unlikely (occurs rarely) 3 – Possible (could occur, but uncommon) 4 – Likely (recurrent but not frequent) 5 – Very likely (occurs frequently) The risk rating (high, medium or low) indicates the level of response necessary when designing the action plan. Trivial Minor Moderate Serious Fatal Remote 1 2 3 4 5 Unlikely 2 4 6 8 10 Possible 3 6 9 12 15 Likely 4 8 12 16 20 Very likely 5 10 15 20 25 Rating Bands (A x B) LOW RISK (1 – 8) MEDIUM RISK (9 - 12) HIGH RISK (15 - 25) Continue, but review periodically to ensure controls remain effective Continue, but implement additional reasonably practicable controls where possible and monitor regularly -STOP THE ACTIVITY- Identify new controls. Activity must not proceed until risks are reduced to a low or medium level
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