Brook Bock on The New Technology Standard for Fire and Life Safety Inspections
In her recent article for Building Services Management Magazine, ServiceTrade Chief Product Officer Brook Bock explains how leading facilities teams and their service contractors are using ServiceTrade Inspections to to streamline fire and life safety inspections from a compliance obligation into an operational advantage.
Technology-enabled inspection workflows, built specifically for commercial service contractors, ensure that inspections are complete, accurate, and defensible. ServiceTrade gives facilities operators and owners transparency, faster reporting, and greater confidence in their compliance. By capturing and organizing inspection data digitally, facilities managers gain powerful insights into equipment health, system performance, and future capital planning.
As Brook explains, ServiceTrade streamlines equipment inspection processes, and provides a complete record for equipment compliance and audits. ServiceTrade Inspections allows contractors to:
Track every fire and life safety asset and inspection digitally
Capture real-time data from the field, including photos and signatures
Automate inspection scheduling and reporting
Maintain auditable, centralized compliance records
These capabilities aren’t just improving compliance — they’re building smarter, safer, and more efficient inspection processes to protect people and property.
Read the full Building Services Management Magazine article to learn how technology sets a new standard for fire and life safety inspections.
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