In this day and age, there’s an app for practically anything and everything a business could need to operate efficiently. There are apps for timekeeping, email communications, customer relationship management (CRMs), bookkeeping–the list goes on. Maybe your company is an early adopter of technology, maybe not. Either way, you can’t deny the way mobile technology is shaping the way we all do business today.
If you’re still using pen and paper to complete fire inspections, it’s probably time to hop on the tech bandwagon and look for a solution that offers mobile technology to streamline and simplify inspection and service processes.
Here are the top reasons you should consider ditching the pen and paper and making the switch to Inspect Point (with its mobile app for iPads).
Save Time & Get More Done
Are you wasting time and money with paper inspection reports? Consider the labor hours your company uses every week downloading and printing forms, writing up reports, filing out and searching for documents, and duplicating record-keeping efforts. It takes a lot of manpower and a lot of copies to conduct fire inspections and service on paper. Not to mention the money you spend on supplies. Add it all up, and you’ll wonder why you haven’t made the change already!
With Inspect Point’s iPad app, you’ll watch your average job time decrease while productivity improves and your profit margin increases. Furthermore, our fire inspection app has the ability to send branded inspection reports directly to your customer upon completion, reducing the administrative, manual work required to complete each inspection.
Improve Communication
A quality fire inspection app will include streamlined communication between your technicians and back-office employees. This means your tech won’t need to exit the app to communicate with the office. Plus, technicians have instant access to historical inspection and service records so they always know what they’re walking into–even if it’s their first time at this customer’s facility.
When you choose Inspect Point, you’ll get a dedicated communication portal connected to the back end. Your tech can get live updates from home base and make adjustments in the field, and your back end will receive reports as they are finished.
Streamline Access
Our iPad app was designed with ease of use in mind, making Inspect Point accessible and user friendly. Even your technology-phobic inspectors will come to prefer a paperless system as they realize how much smoother things run with a fire protection app. No more digging in file cabinets to find what you’re looking for. Everything is right at your fingertips whether your using Inspect Point’s software or iPad application.
Easy-to-use features like Quick and Bulk Inspect, Extinguisher Swap & Loaner capabilities, and our streamlined fire pump curve analysis makes every aspect of an inspection more efficient. In the end, that means your techs can focus on their core responsibilities and ensure safety for your customers.
Get Real-Time Updates
A fire inspection app also helps you improve productivity because techs can send the report back to the office as soon as they complete the inspection(s). This simplifies accountability tracking, so you know who’s dragging their heels or who has bandwidth to take on more fire inspections. Real-time status updates go right back to the office and allow for improved scheduling and dispatching–including for emergency work orders.
Plus, whenever a report is finalized in the system, your office staff will know right away and can move on to the next item on their to-do list.
Ensure Consistency & Readability
When you choose the right fire inspection software and app, you won’t have to worry about interpreting the handwritten notes of individual techs anymore. When you make the switch to a paperless solution like Inspect Point, you’ll always be able to count on consistent formatting and legible information in the fire inspection reports your techs generate.
Want to learn more about what Inspect Point can offer your fire protection and inspection business? Schedule a demo today so you can finally ditch the pen and paper and streamline your operations.
For more information on the impact of mobile/tablet apps in other industries, check out these pieces on how they are changing the construction industry and safety inspections in general.
