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Event Organizers Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative

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<strong>Event</strong> <strong>Organizers</strong> <strong>Sector</strong> <strong>Supplement</strong><br />

EO7 Number and type and of injuries,<br />

fatalities and notifiable incidents<br />

for attendees, and other relevant<br />

stakeholders.<br />

1. Relevance<br />

The number of injuries and fatalities during an event<br />

are a useful indicator to determine health and safety<br />

practices for all relevant stakeholders. While the event<br />

organizer may not be responsible for all such incidents,<br />

reporting on them allows for transparency and<br />

opportunities for continual improvement.<br />

Injuries, fatalities and notifiable incidents for employees,<br />

volunteers and contractors are not reported on under<br />

this Indicator.<br />

2. Compilation<br />

Notifiable incident<br />

Indicator Protocols Set: PR<br />

A fatality or injury that is required to be reported by law<br />

to the regulator or as a matter of policy.<br />

4. Documentation<br />

Potential information sources include the reporting<br />

organization’s event management team, medical<br />

teams, health and safety team, legal team, research and<br />

development departments, as well as documentation<br />

collected through quality management systems.<br />

5. References<br />

None.<br />

IP<br />

&<br />

EOSS<br />

2.1 Report total number of injuries, fatalities and<br />

notifiable incidents by attendees and other<br />

relevant stakeholders (e.g., service providers, local<br />

community).<br />

2.2 Report type of injuries, fatalities and notifiable<br />

incidents by attendees and other relevant<br />

stakeholders.<br />

EO<br />

EO<br />

2.3 Provide a description of each accident resulting in<br />

a fatality and actions taken following the accident.<br />

These may be aggregated where the cause of<br />

accidents or the actions taken are similar.<br />

3. Definitions<br />

Attendees<br />

People who are present at an event. In this <strong>Supplement</strong>,<br />

refers to delegates, customers, clients, audience, fans,<br />

spectators, or others present at the event.<br />

Injury<br />

A non-fatal or fatal injury arising from or in the course of<br />

an event.<br />

Fatality<br />

The death of an attendee, participant or other relevant<br />

stakeholder arising from an event-related injury<br />

sustained while at the event.<br />

Version 3.1/EOSS Final version<br />

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