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HAZARD ASSESSMENT MATRIX <br /> Frequency of Hazard Categories <br /> Occurrence <br /> Critical I Marginal II <br /> A Frequent I A II A <br /> B Remote I B II B <br /> HAZARD RISK INDEX <br /> I A Unacceptable or Undesirable (Management Decision <br /> Necessary) <br /> II A, I B Acceptable with Management Review <br /> II B Acceptable without Management Review <br /> SAFETY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS <br /> ACCIDENT: Nk <br /> An unforeseen event or occurrence that results in death, injury, or <br /> property damage—System Safety Program Training Participant's <br /> Guide <br /> An incident involving a moving vehicle. This includes collisions with another <br /> vehicle, object, or person (excluding suicides) and derailment/left roadway. <br /> This also includes Personal Casualty incidents on the vehicle and <br /> entering/exiting the vehicle. —Federal Transit Administration (FTA) <br /> - Safety Management Information Statistics (1999 SAMIS Annual Report) (2000) <br /> An occurrence in a sequence of events that produces unintended injury, <br /> death or property damage. Accident refers to the event, not the result of the <br /> event. —National Safety Council(NSC), National Safety Council Statistics <br /> Glossary[online] <br /> (Research & Statistics, 25 July 2000[15 March 2002]); <br /> http_//www.nsc.org/irs/glossa ry.htm <br /> 61 JPage <br />