GB 6721-2025Statistical requirements for direct economic losses caused by work safety accidents (English PDF)

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part

1.Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting. This document supersedes GB/T 6721-1986 "Statistical Standards for Economic Losses from Employee Injuries and Fatalities in Enterprises" and is consistent with GB/T 6721-1986. Compared to previous versions, aside from structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows:

---The scope has been changed (see Chapter 1, Chapter 1 of the 1986 edition);

---The term "economic loss from work-related accidents" has been changed to "economic loss from production safety accidents," and the terms "direct economic loss" and "indirect economic loss" have been modified. Definition of "economic loss" (see 3.1, 3.2, 3.3; 1.1, 1.2,

1.3 of the 1986 edition);

---The statistical requirements and content for "direct economic losses" have been revised (see Chapters 4 and 5, and Chapter 2 of the 1986 edition);

---The section on "Expenses incurred following personal injury or death" has been amended (see 5.1,

2.1 of the 1986 edition);

---The calculation of property loss value has been revised (see 5.2,

2.3 of the 1986 edition);

---Changes have been made to "Emergency Rescue Costs", "Costs for Cleaning Up the Accident Site and Affected Areas", and "Administrative Costs" (see 5.3, 5.4). 5.5 (2.2.1, 2.2.2,

2.2.3 of the 1986 edition);

---The application of accident economic loss data has been revised (see Chapter 7, Chapter 5 of the 1986 edition);

---The "Economic Loss Classification" (

1 Scope

GB 6721-2025 is the Chinese national standard on statistical requirements for direct economic losses caused by work safety accidents, in the field of environment and health protection, safety. It carries no /T suffix, which in the Chinese system means compliance is mandatory: a product or a practice within its scope has to meet it to be lawfully made, sold or carried out in China. It was issued on 31 December 2025 by the State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China, and has been in force since 1 July 2026. Classification: ICS 13.100, CCS C78. This page is published from the official record of the standard held by the Chinese standards administration: the identification, the dates, the classification and the issuing body are taken from there. The clause text, the tables and the numeric limits are in the document itself, which is delivered complete in English translation.

This document specifies the statistical requirements, content, and calculation methods for direct economic losses from production safety accidents, and describes the economic losses from such accidents. Application of data. This document applies to the statistics of direct economic losses from production safety accidents.

Note. In this document, "production safety accident" is abbreviated as "accident".

2 Normative references

This document has no normative references.

3 Terms and Definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 The economic value of losses caused by production safety accidents.

Note. This includes both direct and indirect economic losses.

3.2 direct economic losses Expenses incurred due to personal injury or death caused by the accident, value of property damage, emergency rescue costs, cleanup of the accident scene, and other impacts. The economic value of regional and transactional expenses.

3.3 The economic value of losses caused by the accident, including production stoppages, reductions, shutdowns, resumptions, resource damage, and other losses incurred as a result.

Note. The statistical content and calculation method of indirect economic losses are detailed in Appendix A.

4.Statistical Requirements Statistics on direct economic losses from accidents should include.

a) Expenses incurred following personal injury or death;

b) Value of property loss;

c) Emergency rescue costs;

d) Costs for cleaning up the accident scene and the affected area;

e) Transaction costs.