| Note | Severity Scale | Scale of Occurrence | Non-detection scale |
| 1 | No influence for failure | Failure very unlikely | Accurate detection during inspection |
| 2 | Decline in yield | Failure unlikely | High probability of detection during control |
| 3 | Slight system corruption | Possible failure | Moderate probability of detection during control |
| 4 | System Shutdown | Inevitable failure | Low probability of detection during control |
| 5 | System jeopardy | Very Probable Failure | Impossibility of detection during control |