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Table 2 Risk Matrix key for different score calculation

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Step 1:

Risk identification and description

Element identification

Risk type identification

Probable risk description

   

Level

Score

Step 2:

Risk impact determination

Individual risk severity

Tolerable

Low

0

Acceptable

Medium

1

Undesirable

High

2

Intolerable

Extreme

3

Individual risk impact level

Acceptable

low

0

As law as acceptable

Medium

1

Generally unacceptable

High

2

Intolerable

Extreme

3

Risk probability

Improbable

low

0

Acceptable

Medium

1

Possible

low

2

Medium

5

High

8

Extreme

11

Probable

low

3

Medium

7

High

9

Extreme

12

Step 3:

Final risk score calculation

Severity score

Equation (1)

Impact level score

Equation (2)

Final risk score

Equation (3)