SE4: Employee Safety Indicators

Maximum Score

0.5 points

Input Method

Assessment Portal

Prefill

Eligible

Scoring method

Static

Validation

Other answer is manually validated

2026 Updates

None

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Has the entity monitored conditions for and / or tracked indicators of employee safety during the last three years?

Assessment Instructions

Intent: What is the purpose of this indicator?

This indicator is intended to describe metrics collected by the entity to understand health, safety and productivity of employees. Monitoring and reporting on occupational health and safety is an indicator of good management and allows for a continuous understanding of entity health and safety issues. Maintaining records of the number of incidents among employees over time helps to analyze incidents and to identify areas where improvements are necessary.

Input: How do I complete this indicator?

Select yes or no. If yes, select all applicable sub-options.

Percentage of employees covered by workplace/station checks =

• Number of workplace/station checks carried out / Total number of workplaces/stations

  • The denominator should reflect the number of workplaces for which a check could have been carried out at the time of assessment. It should not reflect the number of workplaces for which the employee requested a check (i.e., participants cannot exclude workplaces for employees that did not request a check).

Open text box: It is mandatory to use the open text box to explain the applied calculation method/formula and monitoring scope of each of the selected metrics. The calculations should cover events arising from on-site operations, building maintenance and employees commuting to and from their workplace.

Construction works related metrics: Injuries and fatalities (including third-party workers, visitors, members of the public) that occur during construction or major renovation projects should be reported in the Development Component DSE2.2, if applicable.

Terminology

Absentee rate

A measure of absenteeism that is defined as the total number of absentee days, expressed as a percentage of total days scheduled to be worked by the workforce during the reporting year.

Construction works-related metrics

Injuries and fatalities (including third-party workers, visitors, members of the public) that occur during construction or major renovation projects should be reported in the Development Component DSE2.2, if applicable.

Employee(s)

The entity’s employees whose primary responsibilities include the operation or support of the entity.

Injury rate

A measure of the total number of instances of being injured, (including occupational diseases and occupational disabilities, and fatalities) arising from operations expressed as a percentage of total number of employees.

Lost day rate

A measure of the impact of occupational accidents and diseases as reflected in time off work by the affected workers. It is expressed by comparing the total workdays lost due to occupational injury to the total days scheduled to be worked by the workforce during the reporting year.

Workstation checks

Assessment of employee workstations (immediate working environment including desks, IT and other office equipment) performed to monitor compliance with health and safety requirements. The checks can either be performed internally or by independent third parties.

Validation: What evidence is required?

No evidence required. Only the 'Other' answer is manually validated.

Other metrics: State the other indicator monitored. It is possible to report multiple other answers. Other indicators can include the occupational disease rate (ODR), near miss rate, presenteeism rate, and fatalities. It is possible to report multiple other answers. If multiple other answers are acceptable, only one will be counted towards scoring.

Validation Basics

Scoring

Scoring: How does GRESB score this indicator?

The scoring of this indicator is equal to the fraction assigned to the selected option, multiplied by the total score of the indicator.

Percentage number: The coverage percentage reported is used as a multiplier to determine the assigned score.

Other: The 'Other' answer is manually validated and assigned a score which is used as a multiplying factor, as per the table below:

Validation status	Score
Accepted	1/1
Not Accepted	0
Duplicate	0

Open text box: The open text box is not scored and is for reporting purposes only.

Scoring Basics

Frequently Asked Questions

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Does tracking employee presence in the office per year vs. working from home to confirm employee whereabouts be acceptable evidence under the "Other" section?

No. SE4 is intended to describe metrics collected by the entity to understand health, safety and productivity of employees.

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References

RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, 2017: 3.5.2, Risk Culture

GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, 2016: 403-2

EPRA Best Practices Recommendations on Sustainability Reporting, 3rd version, September 2017: 5.6 H&S-Employee Health and Safety

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