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Bare with me as some of this FMEA is somewhat new to me. There may be an obvious answer to this.
I am unsure as to how to score the severity on a chemical decontamination shower. For a failure where the shower does not operate, would this be considered a severity of 9 or 10. The primary function is to rinse potentially harmful chemicals in a possible emergency situation. My dilema is whether the shower not functioing causes bodily harm. The shower itself is not causing any harm, it just lost it's ability to serve it's primary function. (An 8 then?)
I have already been lectured from someone in the company that if we identify any products as a 9 or 10 we are opening the company up to liability if we don't take appropriate action. I'm feeling ethical pressure to call as I see it. Am I looking at this incorrectly?
If a 9 or 10 is appropriate, then are many safety products like these a 9 or 10 if they lose primary function.
Any advice is appreciated.
I am unsure as to how to score the severity on a chemical decontamination shower. For a failure where the shower does not operate, would this be considered a severity of 9 or 10. The primary function is to rinse potentially harmful chemicals in a possible emergency situation. My dilema is whether the shower not functioing causes bodily harm. The shower itself is not causing any harm, it just lost it's ability to serve it's primary function. (An 8 then?)
I have already been lectured from someone in the company that if we identify any products as a 9 or 10 we are opening the company up to liability if we don't take appropriate action. I'm feeling ethical pressure to call as I see it. Am I looking at this incorrectly?
If a 9 or 10 is appropriate, then are many safety products like these a 9 or 10 if they lose primary function.
Any advice is appreciated.