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Australian National Incident Dataset September 14, 2018 to August 13, 2020 Scott McLean, Lauren Coventon, Paul Salmon Understanding and Preventing Led Outdoor Accidents Data System www.uploadsproject.org Incidents in the Outdoors: Harness (Outdoors) Number of incidents by severity Severity level and consequence Near miss (Potential Severity) Injury (Actual Severity) No Impact (Negligible) 1 - Minor (Short Term impact) 18 131 Moderate (Short to Medium term effects) 12 27 Serious (Medium to long term effects) 13 4 Severe (Serious long term effects or permanent disablement) 12 - Critical (Certain death or fatality) 5 - Local Government Facilities (2) Government to maintain equipment Regulators Standards (1) Qualifications are not mandated for staff Schools Knowledge (1) School was not aware of pre-existing injury Parents Communication (2) of pre-existing injury Decision (2) to send participant to camp with pre-existing injury Management Training (8) Unqualified; Inadequate training (e.g. for handovers or unexpected situations); Maintain qualification currency Staffing (5) Staff shortages; Use of external staff Program Location (3) Not prepared for activity; New location Suitability (3) Suitability for participant Group Teamwork (8) Communication; working together to brace/pull rope; attention Composition (2) Diverse participant capabilities Group Size (2) Leader to participation ratio Supervisor Communication (7) of instructions throughout activity Participant Experience (63) with activity or equipment Decisions (44) Decisions associated with misjudgment or excitement; Refusal to continue activity; Decision to act without instruction Resources Equipment & Clothing (50) Rough wire, equipment type, stiff harness webbing. new safety device, fastening hardness in correct spot Leader Communication (29) Instructions for conducting the activity safely, communication between staff Knowledge (23) Awareness of risks associated with the activity; Lack of skills; Knowledge of procedures Most frequently identified contributory factors associated with harness (outdoors) activities The values in brackets represent the number of times the contributory factor was identified. The values on the lines indicate the number of times the relationship was identified. Data are reported from National Incident Dataset with UPLOADS reporting restrictions applied. 1 1 1 1 1 3 Environment Terrain (44) Steep; hight; rock wall; soft/ hard landing strip; uneven 2 7 15 13 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 2 223 near miss & injury incidents reported Activity incident rate: 0.8 incidents reported / 1000 activity participation days Example activities: Abseiling, rock/wall climbing, high ropes, ziplining Incident types: 61 Near miss incidents, 162 Injuries (including, superficial, dislocation/ strain, bite/sting, burn, fracture, head trauma, crushing, wound-open) 1 1 1
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Australian National Incident Dataset September 14, 2018 to August 13, 2020Scott McLean, Lauren Coventon, Paul Salmon
Understanding and Preventing Led Outdoor Accidents Data System
www.uploadsproject.org
Incidents in the Outdoors: Harness (Outdoors) Number of incidents by severity
Severity level and consequence Near miss(Potential Severity)
Injury(Actual Severity)
No Impact (Negligible) 1 -
Minor (Short Term impact) 18 131
Moderate (Short to Medium term effects) 12 27
Serious (Medium to long term effects) 13 4
Severe (Serious long term effects or permanent disablement) 12 -
Critical (Certain death or fatality) 5 -
Local Government Facilities (2)
Government to maintain equipment
RegulatorsStandards (1)
Qualifications are not mandated for staff
SchoolsKnowledge (1)
School was not aware of pre-existing injury
Parents
Communication (2) of pre-existing injury
Decision (2) to send participant to camp
with pre-existing injury
ManagementTraining (8)
Unqualified; Inadequate training (e.g. for handovers or unexpected situations); Maintain qualification currency
Staffing (5) Staff shortages;
Use of external staff
ProgramLocation (3)
Not prepared for activity; New location
Suitability (3) Suitability for participant
GroupTeamwork (8)
Communication; working together to brace/pull
rope; attention
Composition (2)Diverse
participant capabilities
Group Size (2)Leader to
participation ratio
Supervisor
Communication (7)of instructions
throughout activity
Participant
Experience (63) with activity or
equipment
Decisions (44)Decisions associated with misjudgment or excitement; Refusal to continue activity;
Decision to act without instruction
ResourcesEquipment & Clothing (50)
Rough wire, equipment type, stiff harness webbing. new safety device, fastening
hardness in correct spot
LeaderCommunication (29)
Instructions for conducting the activity safely, communication
between staff
Knowledge (23)Awareness of risks associated with the activity; Lack of skills;
Knowledge of procedures
Most frequently identified contributory factors associated with harness (outdoors) activitiesThe values in brackets represent the number of times the contributory factor was identified. The values on the lines indicate the number of times the relationship was identified.
Data are reported from National Incident Dataset with UPLOADS reporting restrictions applied.
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223 near miss & injury incidents reportedActivity incident rate: 0.8 incidents reported / 1000 activity participation days
Example activities: Abseiling, rock/wall climbing, high ropes, ziplining
Incident types: 61 Near miss incidents, 162 Injuries (including, superficial, dislocation/strain, bite/sting, burn, fracture, head trauma, crushing, wound-open)
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