The assessment is set out in three stages:/
- Risk Identification and Screening;
- Risk Classification; and
- Risk Evaluation
The first stage of the assessment was to identify potential unplanned risks that the development may be vulnerable. An initial list of natural hazards was identified, and the list of potential natural hazards was subjected to a screening assessment to distinguish the potential risks that meet the scoping criteria.
Natural hazards were then evaluated concerning the likelihood of occurrence and the potential impact. The rating criteria adopted for the assessment used in A Guide to Risk Assessment in Major Emergency Management (DoEHLG,2010).
The resulting risk classifications were incorporated into the Risk Matrix with the recommended actions required from an emergency response perspective.
