Characteristics

Magnitude

Classe

Ÿ Causes no injuries and no damage to health in employees and others.

Ÿ Causes no environmental impact

Ÿ It does not cause stop in production

Ÿ It does not cause any change in product quality

Ÿ Causes mild and reversible injury to the health of employees and others

Negligible

I

Ÿ Causes mild and reversible impacts to the environment within the property

Ÿ Causes stop in short production

Ÿ Causes little change in product quality

Marginal

II

Ÿ Causes severe injuries to the environment inside the property, sometimes irreversible and mild injury outside the property.

Ÿ Causes serious damages to equipment, materials and installations of the property.

Ÿ May cause long term interruption of the production

Ÿ Causes heavy changes o the product quality

Critical

III

Ÿ Can cause death, serious injury to the health of employees and contractors, and members of society

Ÿ Causes damage of major consequence to the internal or external environment of the property

Ÿ May cause permanent interruption of the production

Ÿ May cause severe changes on the product quality

Catastrophic

IV