AAOM Handbook

Appendix 1 – Process Consequence Rating Matrix

Rating Matrix Cost

Safety

Environment

Revenue

Reputation

Regulatory

Social

Threat Level

Value

Description

Value

Description

Value

Description

Value

Description

Value

Description

Value

Description

Value

Description

40 Multiple fatalities 40 Release above permit >1 week

20 >US$25M revenue loss

20 >US$10M direct cost 20 International news 20 Court prosecution by external regulator

20 Permanent

displacement or loss of livelihood for people, class legal action

Major Significant

28 Single fatality,

28 Release above permit >2 days

14 >US$5M revenue loss

14 >US$2M direct cost 14 National news

14 Fine from external regulator

14 Long term

multiple disablement, multiple occupational disease cases

displacement or loss of livelihood for people, individual legal action

18 Multiple lost time injuries, single

18 Release above permit >1 day

9 >US$1M revenue loss

9 >US$400k direct cost

9 Provincial news

9 Corrective orders from external regulator

9 Short term

displacement or loss of livelihood for people, repeated complaints

occupational disease case

10 Single lost time injury

10 Release above permit <1 day

5 >US$200k revenue loss

5 >US$100k direct cost

5 Local news

5 Investigation by external regulator

5 Decreased

opportunity or livelihood for people, multiple complaints

4 Injury or ill health

4 Release significantly exceeding normal levels but < permit

2

2

2 Word of mouth

2 Report to external regulator

2 Discomfort or complaint

Minor

0 No affect

0 No release

0 No loss

0 No cost

0 No publicity

0 No action

0 No action

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Updated: August 2018

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