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#44 most asked· 1× cited on Reddit· Compliance, certs & documents

Never let a licence or cert lapse on you again

Electrical licence, white card, working-at-heights, first aid: the system pings you at 90, 60 and 30 days before expiry, so a renewal never sneaks up mid-job.

By Daniel Hall · Automation builder at Made 4 Tradies

Every team member's licences and tickets live in one tracker with a colour-coded countdown. As each cert nears its expiry the system fires staged alerts at 90, 60 and 30 days, then keeps nudging at 14 and 7, so the renewal gets booked before the date arrives. No spreadsheet to babysit, no relying on memory. The point the trades on Reddit keep making: renewals get missed, and the insurance and audit risk when they do is real. A worker can be stood down, a job stopped, or cover put in question after an incident, all because a date quietly slipped past.

See it in action

The flow, end to end

Your compliance dashboard

Phone mockup showing messages from Hutton Bros Electrical

Team certs

6 people

Jase Hutton

Electrical licence · NSW

30 days

Expires 3 Jul 2026 · renew now

Priya Naidu

Working at Heights

60 days

Expires 2 Aug 2026

Macca Phillips

First Aid + CPR

90 days

Expires 1 Sep 2026

Sam Okafor

White Card · current

OK

Renews 14 Mar 2027

Phone mockup showing messages from Cert Tracker
30-day alert — sent automatically
Heads up — Jase's NSW electrical licence expires in 30 days (3 Jul). Book the renewal now so he's not stood down mid-job. I'll nudge again at 14 and 7 days. ⚡
7:08 AM

What a lapse costs

An expired licence can mean a worker stood down, a job stopped, or cover voided if there's an incident. As the description says, the system pings you at 90 / 60 / 30 days so a renewal never sneaks up on you.

Why this matters

Renewals get missed and the insurance / audit risk is real. A tradie on r/SafetyProfessionals went looking for exactly this: automatic CPR, forklift and crane renewal reminders.

How it works

Trigger → actions → outcome

  1. 1

    Setup

    Each worker's licences and tickets (electrical licence, white card, working at heights, first aid + CPR) get logged once with their expiry dates.

  2. 2

    Trigger

    A cert crosses the 90-day-to-expiry mark and the tracker flags it on your dashboard.

  3. 3

    Action 1

    An alert is sent automatically at 90, 60 and 30 days, then again at 14 and 7 days if it is still not renewed.

  4. 4

    Action 2

    You book the renewal and update the date; the row flips back to green and the reminders stop.

  5. 5

    Outcome

    Every ticket stays current, so nobody gets stood down and there is no audit or insurance gap from a missed renewal.

What this means for your business

The numbers behind it

90 / 60 / 30

day expiry alerts

The cadence named in this automation's description, matching a standard 90/60/30-day alert pattern.

All team

certs in one view

Illustrative dashboard. Track every worker's licences and tickets in a single place instead of scattered renewal dates.

Audit-ready

compliance standing

Qualitative. Renewals get missed and the insurance / audit risk is real, per the cited r/SafetyProfessionals thread.

Questions

Common questions

What does the "Employee licence / cert expiry tracking" automation do?
Electrical licence, white card, working-at-heights, first-aid: system pings you 90 / 60 / 30 days before expiry.
Why would a tradie business want this?
Renewals get missed. Insurance and audit risk is real.
How many Reddit threads asked for this?
1 verified Reddit thread cite this automation, sourced from trade-owner subreddits.

The evidence

1 verified Reddit thread

Every quote is traceable to a real Reddit thread. Click any source to read the original tradies asking for this.

  • r/SafetyProfessionals

    'Tracking Employee Certs / Safety Compliance' — seeking platforms for CPR, Forklift, Crane renewal reminders.

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