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Troubleshooting Common Issues

Resolve practical issues quickly: login failures, permissions, upload problems, export delays, AI processing, and mobile sync.

Overview

This guide covers the most common issues teams face in day-to-day operations and the fastest resolution path.

Why It Matters

  • Reduces downtime for office and site users.
  • Prevents blocked approvals and delayed compliance tasks.
  • Keeps support escalations focused and efficient.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Login issues

  1. Confirm email and password are correct.
  2. Check active company/workspace context after sign-in.
  3. Reset password if needed.
  4. If still blocked, ask admin to confirm account status.

Missing permissions

  1. Confirm expected role with your manager.
  2. Ask admin to review role assignment.
  3. Refresh and retry after permission update.

Upload failures

  1. Check network connection.
  2. Retry with stable connection.
  3. Reduce image/file size if needed.
  4. Confirm file type is supported.

Notification issues

  1. Check personal notification preferences.
  2. Confirm device/browser notifications are allowed.
  3. Validate role is assigned to relevant workflow.

PDF export delays

  1. Retry after a short wait for queued generation.
  2. Check that mandatory fields and approvals are complete.
  3. Re-open the record and trigger export again.

AI processing issues (COSHH assistant)

  1. Confirm SDS is readable and complete.
  2. Retry processing.
  3. If confidence remains low, complete manually and submit for human review.

Mobile syncing issues

  1. Pull to refresh while online.
  2. Sign out and sign back in if stale data persists.
  3. Confirm app has connectivity and storage permissions.

Browser compatibility

Use current versions of Chrome, Edge, or Safari. Older browsers may affect upload, rendering, or interactive features.

[SCREENSHOT: Troubleshooting Decision Tree]

Tips & Best Practices

  • Capture screenshots and record IDs before escalating.
  • Include time of issue and affected workspace in support requests.
  • Train supervisors on first-line troubleshooting.

Warnings / Important Notes

  • Do not delay high-risk actions waiting for non-critical UI issues.
  • If critical safety information is missing, pause task and escalate immediately.