United Kingdom · Compliance Quality Health Safety · Mid-Level (2-5 years)

Regional Safety Audit Manager

Here is the whole job, in plain words. What it is, a real day, what you decide, how you're judged, how people get here and where they go next. Then the part no course gives you: twelve AI tutors who learn your work.

  • Experience bandMid-Level (2-5 years)
  • Direct reportsNo direct reports
  • Reports toSenior Regional Safety Audit Manager
  • UK framework levelUsually a coordinator, or early in a professional job

Also advertised as Safety Auditor · EHS Auditor · Compliance Auditor

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1What this role really is

This role is all about getting out there, seeing what's really happening on the ground, and making sure our sites are safe and compliant. You'll be the eyes and ears for safety, spotting issues before they become problems. It's a hands-on job where you'll travel to our various locations, poke around, ask the right questions, and then clearly explain what needs fixing. We're not looking for someone to just tick boxes; we need someone who genuinely wants to prevent harm and improve our safety culture.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

EHS Management Suite (e.g., Intelex, Cority, VelocityEHS)Intermediate

You'll use this system daily to enter your audit findings, track CAPAs that you've issued, and run pre-built reports to get an overview of site performance. You'll also navigate it to pull out relevant data for your audits.

Mobile Audit/Inspection (e.g., iAuditor by SafetyCulture)Expert

This will be your primary tool in the field. You'll conduct all your site audits using the app, attaching photo evidence directly, and syncing your data seamlessly. You should be able to build simple checklists from existing templates.

BI & Data Visualisation (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)Basic

You'll use these tools to interpret and filter existing safety dashboards. This helps you understand a site's historical performance before an audit, or to export data into Excel for your own basic analysis.

Document & Collaboration (e.g., SharePoint, MS Teams)Intermediate

You'll use these platforms to access our standard operating procedures, upload your completed audit reports to the correct repository, and collaborate with site teams or your manager on draft findings.

Regulatory Intelligence (e.g., LexisNexis Environmental)Basic

When you find a potential non-conformance, you'll use this platform to quickly look up the specific regulations referenced in your audit finding. You might also set up basic alerts for changes in key regulations.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Audit Scope & Focus (within planned audit)Escalate to supervisor for approval.Make routine adjustments based on site conditions; consult manager for significant changes (e.g., adding a whole new process area).Define and adjust scope for complex audits; inform director of significant changes.
Issuing Corrective Action Requests (CARs)Draft CARs for supervisor review and approval.Issue CARs independently for identified non-conformances; escalate if site disputes severity or proposed action.Issue CARs, including those for systemic issues; approve CARs drafted by junior auditors.
Interpretation of RegulationsLook up specific regulations; consult supervisor for complex interpretations.Independently interpret standard regulations; consult manager for ambiguous or novel situations.Provide definitive interpretations for complex regulations; advise leadership on regulatory impact.
Stop Work AuthorityExercise Stop Work Authority immediately if imminent danger is observed, then inform supervisor.Exercise Stop Work Authority immediately if imminent danger is observed, then inform site management and your supervisor.Exercise Stop Work Authority, provide guidance to others on its use, and ensure proper follow-up.

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

Audit Schedule Adherence
The percentage of assigned audits you complete within the agreed timeframe.
Target · 98% of audits completed on schedule

If you're meant to audit 10 sites this quarter, we expect you to hit at least 9 of them on time, ideally all 10. Life happens, but consistent delays are a red flag.

Report Submission Timeliness
How quickly your final audit reports are submitted after the site visit.
Target · Reports submitted within 5 business days of audit completion

You finish a site audit on a Friday; we'd expect the draft report in by the following Friday. No one wants to wait weeks for findings.

Finding Documentation Accuracy
The error rate in linking observations to evidence (photos, documents, interviews) and relevant regulations.
Target · <2% error rate on evidence linkage

If your report lists 50 findings, we'd expect no more than one or two where the photo doesn't quite match the description, or the regulation cited is off. Precision really matters here.

Corrective Action Request (CAR) Quality
How clearly and accurately you define the non-conformance and suggest initial corrective actions.
Target · Fewer than 5% of CARs require clarification from site teams

If you issue 20 CARs, we'd hope only one of them needs a site manager to call you up asking 'what exactly do you mean here?'

Audit Report Clarity and Actionability
Are your reports easy to read, understand, and do they clearly tell the site what needs to be done? We're looking for practical advice, not just academic observations.
  • Feedback from Site Managers and EHS Coordinators (e.g., 'Your report was really helpful, we knew exactly what to do next'), minimal follow-up questions from sites, and successful closure of findings based on your recommendations.
Proactive Issue Identification
Do you go beyond the checklist? Are you spotting underlying issues or emerging risks that weren't explicitly on the audit plan but could cause problems down the line?
  • Mention of 'new' or 'unforeseen' risks in your reports, positive feedback from your manager on your ability to connect dots, and instances where your early warning prevented a potential incident.
Site Engagement and Relationship Building
How well do you build trust with the site teams? Do they see you as a partner trying to help, or just a 'safety cop'?
  • Site teams are openly sharing challenges with you, you're getting constructive feedback rather than defensiveness, and you're able to have frank conversations without burning bridges. Your manager might also get feedback from site leadership about your approach.
Adherence to Audit Methodologies
Are you consistently applying our established audit processes and methodologies, like Root Cause Analysis or the Swiss Cheese Model, where appropriate?
  • Your audit notes and reports clearly show the application of these methods, and your manager's review of your work confirms you're following our best practices. It's about consistency and rigour.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Preventing Harm and Making a Real Difference

You get a genuine sense of satisfaction from identifying a hazard that could have caused a serious injury and then seeing it fixed. You're driven by the idea that your work directly contributes to people going home safe at the end of the day.

You spot an unguarded machine during an audit, highlight it as critical, and a month later, you get a photo of a fully compliant guard installed. That's your win.

Problem Solving and Investigation

You enjoy the detective work of auditing—piecing together clues, asking probing questions, and digging into 'why' something isn't working. You like the challenge of uncovering the true root cause of a non-conformance.

A site has recurring issues with PPE compliance. Instead of just noting 'PPE not worn,' you investigate *why* (discomfort, lack of availability, poor training) and recommend a specific solution.

Autonomy and Independence

You'll be out on the road, managing your own schedule for audits, and making independent judgments on site. If you like being trusted to get on with your work without constant oversight, you'll enjoy the day-to-day freedom.

You plan your audit itinerary for the week, conduct the site visit, and draft your report with minimal direct supervision, knowing your manager trusts your judgment on routine matters.

What frustrates people
  • The 'Safety Cop' Stigma: People sometimes see you as there to catch them out, not to help them.
  • CAPA Procrastination: Chasing sites for evidence of completed corrective actions can be a real grind.
  • Déjà Vu Findings: Finding the same old problems at the same old sites, again and again.
  • Audit Fatigue: The mental and physical drain of constant travel and repetitive observations.
  • Report Writing Purgatory: Those 2-3 days after an audit, locked away, turning notes into a precise, defensible report.
What this role does not give you
  • A purely office-based, 9-5 routine – expect travel and varied hours.
  • Constant praise and easy wins – you're often delivering tough messages.
  • A role where every single recommendation is immediately implemented without challenge.
  • The chance to build and manage a large team at this level.

6Who you work with

Your work directly reduces the risk of workplace incidents and ensures we're meeting all our legal obligations. You're essentially our frontline defence against safety failures, helping to protect our people and our business from harm and financial penalties.

Inside the business
  • Site Managers (you'll spend a lot of time with them)
  • Operations Leads (they run the show on the ground)
  • Local EHS Coordinators (your allies at each site)
  • Fellow Auditors (for sharing best practices and tricky situations)
Outside the business
  • None directly, but your work indirectly impacts regulators and insurers by ensuring compliance.

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • At least 2-5 years of hands-on experience in a dedicated safety, EHS, or quality assurance role, ideally with some auditing exposure.
  • Proven ability to conduct independent site visits and investigations, even if under previous supervision.
  • A solid understanding of UK health and safety legislation and how it applies in a practical setting.
  • Experience with an EHS management system or similar data tracking software (e.g., for incidents, CAPAs).
  • Demonstrable experience writing clear, factual reports that communicate complex information effectively.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced EHS Management Suite Usage

As you become more experienced, you'll need to move beyond just entering data and running standard reports. You'll be expected to configure basic audit checklists, build simple custom dashboards for site-level trends, and understand how to train new users on incident reporting modules. This will be important within 12-18 months.

Custom Report Building · Workflow Automation Basics · User Training · Data Integrity

  • This month: Ask the EHS system administrator for a quick demo of how to build a basic custom report.
  • Next month: Volunteer to help onboard a new EHS coordinator and show them how to use the system for incident reporting.
  • Month 3: Explore the system's 'admin' or 'configuration' settings (with permission) to see what's possible.
  • Month 4: Identify one manual task you do regularly that could potentially be automated within the EHS suite and discuss it with your manager.

Quick win: Take ownership of training one new site EHS coordinator on the system's basics. It's a great way to learn more yourself.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Attending industry webinars and conferences focused on specific hazards or new safety technologies.
  • Joining professional bodies like IOSH or IIRSM to network and stay updated on best practices.
  • Taking short courses on specific topics like accident investigation, risk assessment techniques, or behaviour-based safety.
  • Subscribing to regulatory updates from the HSE to keep your knowledge current.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: Data Interpretation for Audit Prioritisation

We're collecting more data than ever before (near misses, observations, incident trends). The expectation is shifting from just auditing on a schedule to using data to *target* our audits where they'll have the biggest impact. This is critical within 12 months.

We'll only ever tell you what we can actually back up. No hype, no scare tactics.

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3 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Manage health and safety in own area of responsibilityInnovate Awarding · covers 4 of 10 standardsLevel 3
  2. Safe Working Practices1st4sport · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 3
  3. Health and safety in a physical activity, fitness and sport environmentActive IQ · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 3
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The rising capability

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What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

Data Interpretation for Audit Prioritisation

We're collecting more data than ever before (near misses, observations, incident trends). The expectation is shifting from just auditing on a schedule to using data to *target* our audits where they'll have the biggest impact. This is critical within 12 months.

  • Statistical Significance
  • Correlation vs. Causation
  • Leading vs. Lagging Indicators
  • Data Visualisation Best Practices

Basic AI Prompt Engineering for Research

AI tools (like ChatGPT or Claude) are becoming incredibly powerful for quickly summarising complex documents, researching specific regulations, or even drafting initial communications. Auditors who can use these effectively will be far more efficient. This is important within 6-12 months.

  • Clear Prompting
  • Context Windows
  • Output Validation
  • Summarisation Techniques

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Methodologies
  • Management System Auditing (ISO 19011 / ISO 45001)
  • Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS) Principles
  • Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
  • Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) Management
  • Regulatory Deconstruction

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Site EHS Coordinator / Officer

    2-4 years in role

    Skills to master

    • Managing day-to-day safety operations, conducting site-level inspections, understanding local risks, implementing safety programmes, basic incident investigation.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully managed safety for a specific site or area for at least 2 years.
    • Can confidently identify and assess common workplace hazards.
    • Has experience implementing corrective actions and tracking their completion.
    • Understands the practical challenges of safety compliance on the shop floor.
  2. 2

    Quality Inspector / Auditor

    3-5 years in role

    Skills to master

    • Applying audit methodologies, documenting non-conformances, understanding quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001), attention to detail, report writing.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Has formal audit training or experience in a quality auditing role.
    • Can write clear, factual audit reports with supporting evidence.
    • Understands the importance of impartiality and objectivity in auditing.
    • Is familiar with management system standards and principles.
  3. 3

    Junior Safety Auditor / Associate

    1-2 years in role

    Skills to master

    • Assisting senior auditors, learning audit processes, basic evidence collection, understanding regulatory requirements, using EHS software.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Has successfully supported multiple audits under supervision.
    • Can confidently use mobile audit tools and EHS management systems.
    • Understands the basic structure of an audit report and how to document findings.
    • Has a strong foundational knowledge of health and safety principles.

11Where this role leads

The long view:Your journey as a Regional Safety Audit Manager is a crucial one, laying the foundation for a career where you can genuinely impact safety and compliance. We're committed to providing the opportunities and support for you to grow, whether that's becoming a deep technical expert or moving into leadership. Your future here is what you make it.

Pay & demand

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The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Regional Safety Audit Manager is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

…and nine more, matched to you after your first chat. Meet all twelve

13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Manage health and safety in own area of responsibilityLevel 3

Applied to your work in Regional Safety Audit Manager

By completing this unit, learners will understand health and safety legislation, manage risks, review and communicate policy, and monitor health and safety within their area of responsibility.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
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One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

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Evidenced on your work in Regional Safety Audit Manager

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • Audit Schedule AdherenceThe percentage of assigned audits you complete within the agreed timeframe.If you're meant to audit 10 sites this quarter, we expect you to hit at least 9 of them on time, ideally all 10. Life happens, but consistent delays are a red flag.98% of audits completed on schedule
  • Report Submission TimelinessHow quickly your final audit reports are submitted after the site visit.You finish a site audit on a Friday; we'd expect the draft report in by the following Friday. No one wants to wait weeks for findings.Reports submitted within 5 business days of audit completion
  • Finding Documentation AccuracyThe error rate in linking observations to evidence (photos, documents, interviews) and relevant regulations.If your report lists 50 findings, we'd expect no more than one or two where the photo doesn't quite match the description, or the regulation cited is off. Precision really matters here.<2% error rate on evidence linkage
  • Corrective Action Request (CAR) QualityHow clearly and accurately you define the non-conformance and suggest initial corrective actions.If you issue 20 CARs, we'd hope only one of them needs a site manager to call you up asking 'what exactly do you mean here?'Fewer than 5% of CARs require clarification from site teams
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Regional Safety Audit Manager to Senior Regional Safety Audit Manager (L3), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 3 · in progressAI Fluency→ Senior Regional Safety Audit Manager (L3)→ your design
Where this takes you

Your journey as a Regional Safety Audit Manager is a crucial one, laying the foundation for a career where you can genuinely impact safety and compliance. We're committed to providing the opportunities and support for you to grow, whether that's becoming a deep technical expert or moving into leadership. Your future here is what you make it.

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Regional Safety Audit Manager
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Methodologies
  • Management System Auditing (ISO 19011 / ISO 45001)
  • Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS) Principles
  • Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
  • Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) Management
  • Regulatory Deconstruction
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14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Regional Safety Audit Manager is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. You'll move from independently conducting audits to leading multi-auditor teams for complex, high-risk facilities. You'll also start mentoring junior auditors and reviewing their work.

    • Advanced Management System Auditing: Designing audit protocols and checklists.
    • Specialty Audit Management: Leading audits in specific high-risk areas (e.g., Process Safety Management).
    • Advanced Data Analysis: Identifying broader trends and systemic risks from audit data.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be honest, parts of auditing can be a bit of a slog. Gathering background info, sifting through regulations, and drafting reports can eat up precious time that you could be spending actually *auditing* or following up on critical actions. Good news: AI isn't here to replace you, it's here to make you a much more efficient, targeted, and impactful auditor.

Imagine having a smart assistant that handles the tedious prep work and even helps you get a jump start on your reports. That's exactly what AI can do for a Regional Safety Audit Manager. You'll still need your sharp eyes and forensic skepticism, but you'll have more time to apply them where they truly matter, rather than getting bogged down in admin.

Audit Prep Automation

Before you even step foot on site, an AI assistant can analyse a facility's past audit reports, incident logs, and near-miss data. It'll generate a pre-audit briefing memo for you, highlighting recurring issues, overdue CAPAs, and high-risk areas. This means you walk in knowing exactly where to focus your attention, rather than spending hours sifting through old files.

Predictive Risk Spotting

Imagine AI models sifting through thousands of safety observations and work permits across all our sites. It can identify subtle patterns and correlations that might indicate an incident is brewing. It could flag a specific site or even a particular process (e.g., 'night shift maintenance tasks on Line 3') as having an elevated risk profile for the upcoming week, allowing you to target your audits much more effectively.

Regulatory Change Summariser

Keeping up with ever-changing safety regulations from bodies like HSE can be a full-time job in itself. AI can scan updates from multiple regulatory bodies, summarise the key changes for you, and even cross-reference them with our internal procedure library to flag specific documents that now require updating. It might even suggest revised wording for you to review.

First-Draft Report Generation

After a long week on site, the last thing you want to do is spend days writing your report. You can upload your raw notes, photos (with voice memos you've dictated), and checklist results. AI can then structure this unstructured data into a formal report format, populating the finding, observation, evidence, and recommendation sections. You'll still review, edit, and finalise it, but it gives you a massive head start.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Regional Safety Audit Manager?

Common routes in include Site EHS Coordinator / Officer (2-4 years in role), Quality Inspector / Auditor (3-5 years in role) and Junior Safety Auditor / Associate (1-2 years in role). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Regional Safety Audit Manager progress to?

This role can lead on to Senior Regional Safety Audit Manager (L3) (3-5 years in current role), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Regional Safety Audit Manager in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 3 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Regional Safety Audit Manager?

Increasingly, Data Interpretation for Audit Prioritisation and Basic AI Prompt Engineering for Research. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows a Regional Safety Audit Manager, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 10 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Regional Safety Audit Manager: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 3

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Compliance Quality Health Safety

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

The skills you'll build here—auditing, risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder management—are highly transferable. You could move into broader EHS management roles, operational excellence, quality assurance in other industries, or even consultancy.

Not sure this is the right direction?

Work out what you actually want from work first, then come back and see which roles fit it. Takes about ten minutes.

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