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Value Severity Meaning A Catastrophic Deaths (not including suicide or death by natural causes Equipment destroyed B Hazardous A large reduction in safety margins: Seriously injury-fracture, severe bleeding, paralysis,Brain injury, Major equipment damage C Moderate A significant reduction in safety margins, Injury bruising, abrasions, bleeding, sprains(ambulance transport) D Minor Nuisance, Operating limitations,Minor incident Minor injury-bruising, abrasion(no ambulance transport) E Negligible Hazard Severity Hazard severity is a subjective determination of the worst case that could be anticipated to result from human error, design inadequacies,component failure or malfunction. The categorization of hazards reflects the principle that not all hazards pose equal amounts of risk. The categories are: • Catastrophic- Operating conditions are such that human error, design deficiencies, element, subsystem or component failure or procedural deficiencies may cause death or major system loss and require immediate termination of the unsafe activity or operation • Critical - Operating conditions are such that human error, subsystem or component failure or procedural deficiencies may cause severe injury, severe occupational illness or major system damage and require immediate corrective action. • Marginal - Operating conditions are such that they may result in minor injury, occupational illness or system damage and are such that human error can be controlled. • Negligible- Operating conditions are such that human error, subsystem or component failure or procedural deficiencies will result in less than minor injury or system damage. Hazard Ratings Senior Resource Association has adopted a system for assessing the level of risk for each identified hazard to determine what action(s)must be taken to correct or document the hazard risk. This assessment system has been incorporated into the Hazard Log Resolution Table, which enables the decision makers to understand the amount of risk involved in accepting the hazard in relation to the cost(schedule,cost, operations)to reduce the hazard to an acceptable level. • HIGH risk hazards that receive an unacceptable initial hazard analysis made by management, safety committee or the safety administrator receive immediate attention/control. A high hazard rating requires corrective action. • SERIOUS hazards that are undesirable may require corrective action and decisions by management. Hazards that receive a serious hazard rating will remain on the hazard logs no more than 90 days without an approved corrective action plan. • MEDIUM hazards may be acceptable with review by management. Events from a medium hazard are less likely to occur and are less severe in nature. • LOW hazards do not require review and are acceptable. • ELIMINATED hazard is no longer present. 100