Rare Unlikely Moderate Likely Certain

The event may The event The event will The event will The event is
Likelihood occur in
exceptional
could occur
at some time
probably
occur at some
occur in most
circumstances
expected to
occur in all
circumstances
circumstances time
Consequences Less than once At least once At least once At least once At least once
a year a year in 6 months per month per week
Level 1 2 3 4 5
Negligible 0 0(N) 0(N) 0(N) 0(N) 0(N)
No injuries, Low financial loss
Minor
First-aid treatment, Moderate 1 1(L) 2(L) 3(L) 4(M) 5(M)
loss
Serious
Medical treatment required,
High financial loss, Moderate 2 2(L) 4(M) 6(M) 8(H) 10 ( H )
environment implications,
Moderate loss of reputation,
Moderate business interruption
Major
Excessive multiple long term
injuries, Major financial loss, 3 3(L) 6(M) 9(H) 12 ( H ) 15 ( E )
High environment implications,
Major loss of reputation, Major
business interruption
Fatality 4 4(M) 8(H) 12 ( H ) 16 ( E ) 20 ( E )
Single death
Multiple
Multiple deaths and serious long 5 5(M) 10 ( H ) 15 ( E ) 20 ( E ) 25 ( E )
term injuries
 Risk Risk
Description
rating priority

0 N No Risk :The costs t treat risk are disproportionately high compare

to the negligible consequences

1–3 L Low Risk : May require consideration in any future changes to the
work area or processes

4–6 M Moderate Risk : May require corrective action through planning

processes
8 – 12 H High Risk : Requires immediate corrective action
15 - 25 E Extreme Risk : Requires immediate prohibition of the work,
processes and immediate corrective action

Risk Register Ranking Matrix

Collected and organized from ASQ Monthly Dinner Meeting
By
Saber Hassan Ahmed Moustafa
Quality assurance manager, EGYPTALUM
saber6861@yahoo.com, saber6861@gmail.com