HSQE Operational Risk Matrix

HSQE Operational Risk Matrix

To be used during any required risk assessments for all Fulton Hogan activities including: SWMS, CAMs
Cases, Aspects & Impacts Assessments, Workplace Risk Assessments, etc.

Step 1 - Assess the potential consequence of the unwanted event (or what could have occurred for an
incident):

Potential Consequence
Insignificant Minor Significant Major Catastrophic
Medical
Treatment
Lost Time
Injury (MTI)
First Aid Injury (LTI) 4 Fatality OR
Health and No treatment OR Restricted
Treatment days or more Permanent
Safety required Work Injury
Injury OR disability
OR Lost Time
Hospitalisation
Injury (LTI) 3
days or less
Off-site impact
requiring
On-site internal Impact on- or Impact on- or off-
impact remediation off-site site with long term
Environment No impact on or requiring OR on-site requiring effect OR
off site routine impact specialist requiring
internal requiring external immediate
remediation substantial remediation external response
internal
remediation
Critical Audit
Accept as is OR Minor Audit Finding (NCR)
Major Audit Loss of
Quality Audit Finding
Finding (NCR)
OR
accreditation
Recommendation (NCR) Accreditation
Risk Type

warning
Cost
(Remedials, $1,000 to $10,000 to $25,000 to Greater than
Less than $1000
Plant or $10,000 $25,000 $100,000 $100,000
Property)
Frequent Organized
Community Repeat community community
Isolated community complaints OR opposition OR
& No community
community complaints OR negative negative national
Reputation complaints
complaint negative local regional media media OR Viral
media OR Negative Negative Social
Social Media Media
Written
Abatement
Verbal Warning / Cost
Notice /
Notified / no Warning / Recovery / Prosecution /
Infringement
Regulatory response or No Response
Notice /
Enforcement
Verbal directive Response Required / Order
Prohibition
Required Improvement
Notice
Notice

Temporary site Temporary site Permanent site

Business No interruption to Work
closure (less closure (more closure or
Interruption work interrupted
than a day) than a day) eviction

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Step 2- Using the Potential Consequence, decide on the likelihood of occurrence to categorise the incident or
hazard risk rating.

Potential Consequence Level

Insignificant Minor Significant Major Catastrophic
Almost Certain
The potential
consequence is Med 11 High 16 High 20 Ext 23 Ext 25
expected to occur in
Potential Likelihood Level

most circumstances
Likely
The potential
consequence will Med 7 Med 12 High 17 High 21 Ext 24
probably occur in most
circumstances
Possible
The potential
consequence is Low 4 Med 8 Med 13 High 18 High 22
expected to occur at
some time

Unlikely
The potential
consequence could
Low 2 Low 5 Med 9 Med 14 High 19
occur at some time

Rare
The potential
consequence may occur Low 1 Low 3 Low 6 Med 10 Med 15
in exceptional
circumstances

RISK LEVELS SCORES PARAMETERS

If the post-control risk is EXTREME the activity MUST NOT proceed. Elimination, substitution,
EXTREME 23 – 25
isolation and/or engineering controls must be put in place to reduce the risk rating to LOW or MEDIUM

If the post-control risk is High the activity MUST NOT proceed. Alternate controls must be put in place
HIGH 16 – 22
to reduce the risk rating to LOW or MEDIUM

The activity can proceed so long as the highest level and most appropriate risk control measures
MEDIUM 7 – 15
have been identified and implemented

LOW 1–6 Activity may proceed with normal supervision after implementing control measures

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