An apparatus and method for determining a level of confidence in a risk assessment and/or determining a level of acceptability of an event occuring

摘要

An apparatus ( 1 ) for assisting a user in determining a level of confidence in a risk assessment, the apparatus comprising: input means ( 3 ) for receiving at least one of a set of factors each of which can affect the level of confidence in the risk assessment; storage means ( 5 ) for storing the set of factors and a set of weighting indicators, wherein each factor within the set of factors is associated with a weighting indicator from the set of weighting indicators; processing means ( 7 ) for processing the at least one of the set of factors entered into the input means ( 3 ) and processing the set of factors stored in the storage means ( 3 ) in order to identify a factor in the set of factors which corresponds to the at least one factor entered into the input means ( 3 ); and output means ( 9 ) for outputting the set of weighting indicators and the weighting indicator associated with the factor identified by the processing means ( 7 ).