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Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Risk Management
www.vigilsafe.sgA matrix to classify risk categories for subsequent control with severity and likelihood levels as the two factors determining risk. Common risk matrices include the 3x3 matrix, 5x4 matrix, 5x5 matrix and the 7x7 matrix. Organisations may develop matrices that are suitable and relevant to their operations.
Improving the Standard Risk Matrix: Part 1
sunnyday.mit.edu[Abrecht et.al. 2016, Abrecht 2016] and in other experiences we have in the use of risk matrices in industry. The goal is not to criticize the particular engineers involved—they were simply following today’s standard practices. Instead, the goal is to point out the practical limitations of risk matrices as they are defined and used today.
A Simplified Approach to Estimating Individual Risk
www.hse.gov.ukThe risk matrix is a well-known semi-quantitative risk assessment approach that has found widespread use amongst operators seeking to prepare COMAH safety reports. The use of risk matrices in the COMAH context has been discussed elsewhere [3]. In preparing the matrix a set of consequence categories and frequency categories are defined.