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Spotting Workplace Safety Compliance Weak Spots Before Regulators Do and How to Fix Them

Summary Workplace safety compliance is no longer a “check-the-box” activity. With better-equipped regulators, rising fines, and increasingly complex workplace risks, organizations must take a proactive approach to identifying and fixing safety gaps before inspections happen. Common weak spots like siloed data, outdated risk assessments, inconsistent inspections, and poor incident follow-up can quickly attract regulatory attention. […]

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New Certainty blog about spreadsheets

Why Spreadsheets Fall Short for Modern Audits and Inspections

Spreadsheets have long been the backbone of audit and inspection programs for safety, quality, and supply chain teams. Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets are everywhere and for good reason. They’re familiar. They’re flexible. And they’re powerful. Nearly everyone in a corporate environment has access to a spreadsheet application, making spreadsheets easy to deploy and share […]

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11 Common Mistakes When Building Audit Checklists in Excel

Audit checklists are indispensable tools for ensuring compliance and identifying risks across various industries, but designing them in Excel often introduces inefficiencies and errors. This blog post explores 11 common mistakes made when building audit checklists in Excel and offers actionable solutions, including how Certainty Software’s tools streamline the process and eliminate these pitfalls. […]

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