Incident Incident is a single event or continuous/repetitive series of events that results in, or could have resulted in, one or more of the following impacts: – An occupational injury or illness – Damage to physical assets (eg plant and equipment), the environment, process, product, or reputation – Disruption to a community – Exposure to legal liability – Security threat It is evaluated both by its Actual Consequence, and its Maximum Reasonable Outcome for each area of impact.