Safety & Workforce worked example

Audit Finding Closure Rate at 68% target closure rate: a worked example

This worked example runs the audit finding closure rate numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 68% target closure rate instead of the typical 95%. Calculate closure rate for Safety & Workforce: closed audit findings as a share of total findings.

The inputs for this scenario

Audit findings closed: 42 findings (held at the documented default)
Total audit findings raised: 50 findings (held at the documented default)
Target closure rate: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Closure rate = findings closed ÷ total findings × 100.
Closure rate works out to 84 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
Gap to target works out to -16 points at these inputs.
Findings closed works out to 42 count at these inputs.
Total findings works out to 50 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

Against the tool's baseline example, where target closure rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 84 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 84 %.
Use it in monthly management reviews, after audit cycles, or when preparing for a certification body's surveillance visit. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

Closure rate: 84 % (headline result)
Gap to target: -16 points
Findings closed: 42 count
Total findings: 50 count

Run it with your numbers

To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Audit Finding Closure Rate calculator, set target closure rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.