| Safety factor characteristics - N1 | |||||
| A = quality of materials, workmanship, maintenance | |||||
| B = control over applied loads | |||||
| C = accuracy of stress analysis, experiment, experience | |||||
| (VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, P = Poor) | |||||
| B = | |||||
| Characteristic | VG | G | F | P | |
| A = VG | C = VG | 1,10 | 1,30 | 1,50 | 1,70 |
| C = G | 1,20 | 1,45 | 1,70 | 1,95 | |
| C = F | 1,30 | 1,60 | 1,90 | 2,20 | |
| C = P | 1,40 | 1,75 | 2,10 | 2,45 | |
| A = G | C = VG | 1,30 | 1,55 | 1,80 | 2,05 |
| C = G | 1,45 | 1,75 | 2,05 | 2,35 | |
| C = F | 1,60 | 1,95 | 2,30 | 2,65 | |
| C = P | 1,75 | 2,15 | 2,55 | 2,95 | |
| A = F | C = VG | 1,50 | 1,80 | 2,10 | 2,40 |
| C = G | 1,70 | 2,05 | 2,40 | 2,75 | |
| C = F | 1,90 | 2,30 | 2,70 | 3,10 | |
| C = P | 2,10 | 2,55 | 3,00 | 3,45 | |
| A = P | C = VG | 1,70 | 2,15 | 2,40 | 2,75 |
| C = G | 1,95 | 2,35 | 2,75 | 3,15 | |
| C = F | 2,20 | 2,65 | 3,10 | 3,55 | |
| C = P | 2,45 | 2,95 | 3,45 | 3,95 | |
| Safety factor characteristics - N2 | |||||
| D = danger to people | |||||
| E = economic impact | |||||
| (VS = Very Serious, S = Serious, NS = Not Serious) | |||||
| E = | |||||
| Characteristic | NS | S | VS | ||
| D = NS | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,2 | ||
| D = S | 1,2 | 1,3 | 1,4 | ||
| D = VS | 1,4 | 1,5 | 1,6 | ||