You’ve looked at likelihood and consequence for the risk of pedestrians being struck by moving mobile plant, and decided that it’s possible to likely that this would happen and that the consequences would be catastrophic. Cross-reference these scores on the Risk Assessment Matrix.

What would the overall risk score and level be?

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Likelihood

Consequence

Insignificant
(1)

Minor
(2)

Moderate
(3)

Major
(4)

Catastrophic
(5)

Almost certain
(5)

Low (5)

Medium (10)

High (15)

High (20)

High (25)

Likely
(4)

Low (4)

Medium (8)

Medium (12)

High (16)

High (20)

Possible
(3)

Low (3)

Medium (6)

Medium (9)

Medium (12)

High (15)

Unlikely
(2)

Low (2)

Low (4)

Medium (6)

Medium (8)

Medium (10)

Rare
(1)

Low (1)

Low (2)

Low (3)

Low (4)

Low (5)

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]]> Not quite. Whether you consider the risk to be possible or likely, the score will still sit in the range of High level risk. ‘Possible’ would contribute to a score of 15, while ‘Likely’ would produce a score of 20. Remember that it is always best to be cautious.

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