Low risk

These risks are both unlikely to occur and not significant in their impact. They should be managed using normal or generic planning arrangements and require minimal monitoring and control unless subsequent risk assessments show a substantial change, prompting a move to another risk category.

Risk ref and link to description (.pdf format)	Hazard category	Hazard sub category	Risk rating	Controls
HL33	Industrial accidents and environmental pollution	Large scale brush/forest fire	Low	Forestry Commission Plans Individual agency and Local Authority emergency and incident response plans
HL8	Transport accidents	Rapid accidental sinking of a passenger vessel on inland waterways	Low	Health & Safety licensing process; Specific search & rescue plans submitted under regulation by the vessels operator and approved by Maritime Coastguard Agency; Individual agency and Local Authority emergency and incident response plans
H12	Industrial accidents and environmental pollution	Biological substance release from a control measure failure	Low	Individual agency, health organisations and Local authority plans
H17	Severe weather	Storms and gales	Low	Individual agency and Local Authority emergency and incident response plans
HL20	Severe weather	Localised fluvial flooding (flash flooding)	Low	Environment Agency Incident Management Process and Procedures; 24/7 incident response and Regional / Area Incident Rooms; Local Flood Warning Plans for Oxfordshire, Buckingham and Berkshire Local Authority Oxfordshire County Council Emergency Plan Part 3 Section E; Buckinghamshire County Council Flood Plan; Berkshire Unitary Authorities Plans; Milton Keynes Flood Plan
HL22	Structural	Building collapse	Low	Individual agency, health organisations and Local authority plans
HL30	Industrial accidents and environmental pollution	Localised explosion at a natural gas pipeline	Low	COMAH Site specific plans Emergency services joint exercises Berkshire joint major incident Plan
H35	Industrial action	Industrial action by key rail or London Underground workers	Low	Individual agency, health organisations and Local authority plans