Certainty earned the G2 High Performer Enterprise badge in the Summer 2026 Inspection Management category — 4.4 out of 5 stars from 23 verified G2 users. […]
Tier 1 vs Tier 2 vs Tier 3 Suppliers: 2026 Risk Visibility
Tier 1 visibility no longer satisfies UFLPA, CSDDD or Scope 3. The 2026 playbook for mapping — and verifying — risk across all three supplier tiers. […]
What Is CAPA? A Practical Definition for Quality & Safety Leaders
What is CAPA? A plain-English definition of corrective and preventive action, the CAPA process steps, and how to make sure a CAPA actually sticks. […]
HIRA: The 6-Step Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment Process
HIRA in 6 steps: identify hazards, assess risk, and control them. A practical 2026 guide for safety teams, with a downloadable HIRA template and risk matrix. […]
UFLPA in 2026: Why Lithium, Steel & Aluminum Just Became Your Biggest Supply-Chain Risk
CBP’s 2026 UFLPA push targets lithium, steel, copper and aluminum. See the enforcement data and a procurement playbook to keep shipments moving. […]
Corrective Action vs Verified Closure: Why Marking a CAPA ‘Done’ Is Not Enough
Marking a CAPA done is not closure. Learn the difference between corrective action and verified closure — and how to prove the fix actually worked. […]
Behavior-Based Safety in 2026: Beyond Observation Cards
Observation cards alone have plateaued. See how leading-indicator BBS programs cut injuries in 2026 — and how to close the loop on every observation. […]
How to Run a Supplier Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Enterprise Procurement Teams
Enterprise procurement teams need a supplier audit process that delivers more than findings — it must deliver evidence regulators and boards will trust. Here is the seven-step process. […]
QMS Audit Checklist for 2026: A Practical Guide for Quality Leaders
A QMS audit checklist structures your quality management system review clause by clause against ISO 9001:2015 — ensuring nothing is missed and every finding lands in a defensible, auditable record. This guide delivers a practical, clause-by-clause checklist for Clauses 4 through 10, explains what changes when ISO 9001:2026 publishes in autumn 2026, and shows how […]
State Heat Rules in 2026: Where State Standards Now Exceed OSHA’s Federal Heat Rule
The federal OSHA heat rule (89 FR 70698) is stalled with no finalization date. Six state programs — California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Colorado, and Maryland — already enforce heat illness standards that exceed the proposed federal rule. This post maps every active state heat rule and what an audit-ready multi-state program must include. See also […]
