UPLOADS Annual Report

This annual report provides an overview of the incidents reported to the National Incident Database (NID) for the 12-month period of September 14, 2019 to September 13, 2020.

The report describes: the incident rates per incident type and activity; the severity of the reported incidents; an overview of the report injuries and illnesses sustained; and the network of contributory factors reported as playing a role in incident causation. The report also presents a comparison between key variables from the current dataset and the previous UPLOADS annual report.

This project is supported by funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC; LP150100287) in partnership with Australian Camps Association, Outdoor Council of Australia, The Outdoor Education Group, Sport and Recreation Victoria, Victorian YMCA Accommodation Services Pty Ltd, Outdoors Victoria, Outdoors NSW, Outdoors WA, \Outdoors South Australia, Outdoors Queensland, Wilderness Escape Outdoor Adventures, Venture Corporate \Recharge, and Christian Venues Association.