Integrate Risk Management Reviews
Severity
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&pageText=The commander must determine the severity of each hazard identified in Column F. Severity is expressed in terms of:

  • degree of injury or illness
  • loss of or damage to equipment or property
  • environmental damage
  • other mission-impairing factors, such as lost combat power& &popText1=Catastrophic hazards result in some or all of the following:
 • loss of ability to accomplish the mission or mission failure
 • death or permanent total disability (accident risk)
 • loss of major or mission-critical system or equipment
 • major property (facility) damage
 • severe environmental damage
 • mission-critical security failure
 • unacceptable collateral damage& &popText2=Critical hazards result in some or all of the following:
 • significantly (severely) degraded mission capability or
   unit readiness
 • permanent partial disability or temporary total disability
   exceeding 3 months (accident risk)
 • extensive (major) damage to equipment or systems
 • significant damage to property or the environment
 • security failure
 • significant collateral damage& &popText3=Marginal hazards result in some or all of the following:
 • degraded mission capability or unit readiness
 • minor damage to equipment or systems, property, or
   the environment
 • lost day due to injury or illness not exceeding 3 months
   (accident risk)
 • minor damage to property or the environment & &popText4=Negligible hazards result in some or all of the following:
 • little or no adverse impact on mission capability
 • first aid or minor medical treatment (accident risk)
 • slight equipment or system damage, but fully functional
   and serviceable
 • little or no property or environmental damage&
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