Creating Inspection Checklists |
To be effective, independent inspectors and inspection organizations must create efficient inspection forms and processes that provide high-quality and consistent results for clients. With SiteHound, users can create an unlimited number hierarchical inspection checklist form templates using various types of input in order to meet the expectations of the inspections being performed.
SiteHound Advantages
- Replace virtually any inspection or data capture form
- Use different types of input like text, select lists, numeric, yes/no, etc.
- Organize the inspection using an unlimited hierarchy of inspection groups and items
- No limit to the number or types of inspection templates
- Define a list of inspection items and standard responses
- Define notes for inspection items that are automatically added to reports based on the inspector’s observations
- Modify and adapt inspection templates at any time based on experience
- Changes to inspection templates are applied the next time an inspection is created
Technology
- SiteHound Desktop is the primary tool for designing inspection templates, managing inspection files, and synchronizing data with a PDA
- SiteHound Desktop is supported on PCs, laptops, or tablet PCs running Windows XP
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Performing Field Inspections |
Inspectors strive for efficiency and demand flexibility. With SiteHound, inspectors can efficiently collect data and capture observations on-site using PC and mobile devices with the flexibility to adapt the inspection template during the inspection. SiteHound utilizes standard comments, field comments, and ability to link pictures to inspection items to improve the accuracy and quality of the inspection report.
SiteHound Advantages
- Electronically capture observations using a Windows Mobile 5 PDA or Smartphone
- Quickly navigate through the inspection checklist and inspection items
- Capture ad-hoc notes on any inspection item during an inspection
- Link pictures to any inspection items to compliment documented observations
- Rely on pre-defined notes to minimize the amount of documentation done on-site
- Inspection groups can be excluded from the inspection reports if not applicable during an inspection
- Inspection groups can be renamed and cloned to add additional items to the report during an inspection
Technology
- SiteHound Desktop is the primary tool for managing inspection files and synchronizing data with a PDA
- SiteHound Mobile is the tool for completing inspections using a PDA or Smartphone
- SiteHound Desktop is supported on PCs, laptops, or tablet PCs running Windows XP
- SiteHound Mobile is supported on most Windows Mobile 5 devices.
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Generating Inspection Reports |
For each client, the findings, recommendations, and actions items are the most important deliverable from the inspection process. SiteHound streamlines the reporting process by allowing inspectors to generate detailed and summary reports with ease and print reports on-site or save those reports for electronic delivery to the client.
SiteHound Advantages
- Preview reports at any time with a single-click of a button
- Detailed reports include all applicable inspection groups and inspection items
- Detailed and summary reports automatically include all pre-defined and ad-hoc notes entered for inspection items
- Detailed reports include all linked pictures for each inspection item
- Summary report includes only the inspection items with pre-defined or ad-hoc notes entered for the item
- After previewing reports, inspectors can print or save reports to a file directly from SiteHound
Technology
- SiteHound Desktop is the primary tool for generating inspection reports.
- SiteHound Desktop is supported on PCs, laptops, or tablet PCs running Windows XP
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