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Risk Matrices have long been adopted in parts of the systems safety community as a simple means of categorisation of risk, yet they are often developed and used incorrectly leading to confusion and poor safety management.
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Prince, M. (2005). Developing and Using Risk Matrices. In: Redmill, F., Anderson, T. (eds) Constituents of Modern System-safety Thinking. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-130-X_9
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