Feature Overview: Equipment

What is Equipment?

Equipment in Inspect Point is a flexible feature designed to capture information that goes beyond the standard systems and assets built into the platform. Think of it as a configurable “catch‑all” that allows you to track and report on additional items specific to your inspections.

Why Use Equipment?  

The Equipment feature allows you to capture and report on details that aren’t included in Inspect Point’s standard fields. Because Equipment and its associated details are stored at the building level, they don’t need to be re‑entered for each inspection. This ensures technicians always have the information they need in the field, saves time during inspections, and helps you meet compliance and reporting requirements — including Joint Commission reporting.

How Equipment Works

1. Setup Equipment Types in the Backend Settings
   • Equipment Types are created by admins or super users in your backend settings.
     • Related Article: How to Setup Equipment Types & Statuses in the Backend
   • Top Level Attributes: Top Level Attributes are custom fields created by backend users that are associated with a specific type of equipment. Unlike inspection questions, these attribute details carry over from inspection to inspection and remain associated with the equipment until they are updated.
2. Equipment & Associated Details are added to a Building
   • Once an Equipment Type is created, it can be added to a building just like other systems or assets.
   • You can include details such as location, address, and other identifying information.
3. Add Equipment to an Inspection
   • Once Equipment has been added to a building, you can chose to add it to an inspection (series) which is then available for the technicians to view/test.
   • Technicians can view, edit details, or add new equipment directly in the field (the type must be setup prior to the inspection).
4. Generate a Report
   • Equipment will display on the generated report
   • The way the Equipment displays on the report depends on how the type was setup, table or detail view.
   • For Joint Commission reporting, reports can be generated by EP code. 

Examples of Equipment Use

• Sprinkler Heads: Add a Sprinkler Head Equipment Type to capture details like location and quantity, so this information prints clearly on your report.
• FDCs (Fire Department Connections): Default sprinkler inspection questions cover FDCs at a general level. To capture details for individual Fire Department Connections, such as locations, create an FDC Equipment Type.
• Joint Commission Sprinkler Inspections: For Joint Commission inspections, set up the following equipment types, and associate them with the corresponding EP code:
  • Supervisory Devices - EP 01
  • Waterflow Alarm - EP 02
  • Tamper Switch - EP 02
  • FDC - EP 10 

Additional Information: 

• By default, each piece of equipment on an inspection has a Pass/Fail question.
• Additional inspection questions can be configured per Equipment Type in the backend settings.

  • Related Article: Managing Inspection Questions