Welcome to the International Incident Database Project

The International Incident Database Project is a project headed by the IIDB Working Group, an international consortium of program and risk managers in the outdoor education field. The goal of the IIDB Working Group is to define an international standard for collecting incident data for outdoor and adventure-based programs. Having a common standard will allow the industry to communicate across programs about incident types, rates, etc. in ways that will enhance our programs. It will also allow us to compare our incident data and rates to other industries.

The Working Group seeks to:

• Define the key data elements that are essential to capture for incidents.
• Create a database structure that is both flexible and comprehensive to handle a wide range of program types and countries.
• Build a model database that will allow programs to store their own incident data and make this available.

In order to facilitate discussion and collaboration, this Web site has been built as an application model for the outdoor education community. This is a Beta application to demonstrate a number of key technology pieces related to collecting and analyzing incident data.

• Database Design - the application demonstrates the use of a sophisticated relational database design for collecting incident data.
• Web-based submission - the submission process is simplified through a Web page that automatically validates the data for proper format and submits it directly to the incident database.
• Browsing Aggregate Data - the site allows users to review all of their submitted data. It also allows others to view aggregate data and compare their safety records with other programs.
• Data Analysis & Research - the site allows for more extensive data collection and analysis than previous methods.
• Rational for an International Incident Database Standard
• Database Design Concepts (Technical)

Other Incident Database Systems

• American Alpine Club
• American Whitewater
• National Speleological Society
• New Zealand National Incident Database
• Wilderness Risk Managers Committee

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Online Sample Data

This demonstrates the types of generic information that can be presented to all visitors.

• Browse Aggregate Incident Data
• Review Incident Narratives

Submit Sample Incident Data

• Enter Sample Incident Data (this is a sample form to illustrate database fields, no data is actually submitted)