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Alerts that reach people
who never open
a dashboard

A safety officer might check a compliance board. A shift supervisor, a store keeper and a maintenance technician will not. Due reminders, finding alerts and escalations go out on WhatsApp, email and SMS — on the channel those people already read, before the date rather than after the lapse.

Before the date
reminders ahead of a due check, not after it lapses
On escalation
findings climb a level as the target date approaches
No app needed
field staff do not install anything to receive alerts
Alert rules
Fast Fire Audit · Notifications
Active channels
WhatsApp · Email · SMS
Live
Audit due3 days before · and on the dayTo the assigned auditor
OverdueDaily · escalates on day 3To the auditor and supervisor
Finding raisedImmediateTo owner and the area group
Target date near2 days beforeTo the owner, then their manager
Certificate expiry30 and 7 days beforeTo safety and purchase
Digest: weekly compliance summary to management
How it works

One rule set, three channels,
no chasing

The point of an alert is not that it was sent. It is that it reached somebody who could act, in time to act.

Rules set once
Each alert type gets its timing, its recipients and its escalation path
Delivered where they read
WhatsApp for the floor, email for the office, SMS where data is unreliable
Fired before the date
Reminders go out ahead of a due check, which is the only useful time to send one
Escalated, not repeated
An unactioned alert climbs a level rather than resending to the same person
Summarised upward
A weekly digest to management, so nobody has to ask for a status update
Full capability set

Every alert the system sends

WhatsApp notifications

The channel field staff actually read, used for due reminders, finding alerts and escalations without requiring any app installation.

Email alerts and digests

Detailed notifications for office roles, plus a weekly compliance digest for management.

SMS fallback

For sites and roles where data connectivity is unreliable, so an alert is not lost to a dead spot.

Pre-due reminders

Sent before a check falls due, because an alert on the day a date is missed is a report, not a reminder.

Escalation paths

Unactioned items climb to the next level on a schedule, rather than repeating to somebody who is already ignoring them.

Certificate expiry warnings

Refill, hydrotest and statutory certification expiries flagged well ahead, to purchase as well as safety.

Group and role routing

Alerts addressed to an area group or a role rather than one individual, so leave and turnover do not create silence.

Management digest

A weekly summary of compliance, overdue devices and open findings, sent rather than requested.

Audit trail on alerts

What was sent, to whom and when — which matters when the question is whether somebody was told.

Why alerts change compliance

A shared calendar vs. rule-based alerts

Most missed checks are not refusals. They are things nobody was reminded about at a moment when they could act.

Capability
Shared calendar
Fast Fire Audit
Reaches non-desk staff
Fires before the due date
Escalates when ignored
Routes to a group, not a person
Covers certificate expiries
Weekly digest to management
Record of what was sent
Works without an installed app
Common questions

WhatsApp, Email & SMS FAQs

Do field staff need to install an app to get alerts?

No. WhatsApp, SMS and email all reach people on what they already have. That matters more than it sounds — requiring an app install is the single most reliable way to ensure a maintenance technician or a store keeper never receives a compliance notification.

Why send reminders before a due date rather than on it?

Because an alert sent on the day something falls due is a status report, not a reminder. Pre-due alerts give the assigned person a window to actually schedule the round. Overdue alerts still fire, but by then the purpose has shifted from prevention to escalation.

What is the difference between escalation and repetition?

A repeated alert goes to the same person who has already not acted. An escalation goes to somebody with the authority to make it happen. Escalation paths are configured per alert type, so a routine check reminder and an overdue high-priority finding do not climb at the same speed.

Can alerts go to a group rather than an individual?

Yes, and generally they should. Alerts addressed to one person go silent when that person is on leave or leaves the company. Group and role-based routing means the area still gets told.

Are certificate expiries covered as well as checks?

Yes. Refill dates, hydrotest dates and statutory certification expiries all raise advance warnings, typically at 30 and 7 days. These are routed to purchase as well as safety, since the delay is usually procurement rather than awareness.

Is there a record of what was sent?

Yes. Alerts are logged with recipient and timestamp. It is an unglamorous feature that becomes important quickly, because after an incident the question is rarely whether a system existed — it is whether the responsible person was actually told.

See the alerts fire

We will configure a rule and send it to your own phone during the demo. It takes about a minute.

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