RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX TEMPLATE

R I S K R A T I N G K E Y	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	EXTREME
0 ACCEPTABLE	1 ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable)	2 GENERALLY UNACCEPTABLE	3 INTOLERABLE
OK TO PROCEED	TAKE MITIGATION EFFORTS	SEEK SUPPORT	PLACE EVENT ON HOLD
S E V E R I T Y
ACCEPTABLE	TOLERABLE	UNDESIRABLE	INTOLERABLE
LITTLE TO NO EFFECT ON EVENT	EFFECTS ARE FELT, BUT NOT CRITICAL TO OUTCOME	SERIOUS IMPACT TO THE COURSE OF ACTION AND OUTCOME	COULD RESULT IN DISASTER
L I K E L I H O O D
IMPROBABLE	LOW	MEDIUM	MEDIUM	HIGH
RISK IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR	– 1 –	– 4 –	– 6 –	– 10 –
POSSIBLE	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	EXTREME
RISK WILL LIKELY OCCUR	– 2 –	– 5 –	– 8 –	– 11 –
PROBABLE	MEDIUM	HIGH	HIGH	EXTREME
RISK WILL OCCUR	– 3 –	– 7 –	– 9 –	– 12 –
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