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BuildingReports is pleased to announce several updates that went live this week, many of which were requested by our network of over 900 Service Members. Unlike a full ScanSeries release, the updates reflected below to the mobile application will take effect once a building has been downloaded to a mobile device. These do not require an update to a new version via your service provider’s app store.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The ScanSeries update includes the addition of Disinfected Surface Device Types for helping organizations track and record sanitization efforts as part of COVID-19, and beyond.

Website Update

Get Reports page – A new default Inspection Identifier column has been added, which differs from the preexisting Building Identifier column. The Inspection Identifier can be removed if desired, edited, or added back once removed by accessing the Overview Tab on each inspection report. The purpose of this column, based on a member request, was to allow for the addition of Work Order numbers for tracking purposes. However, this 250-character field can be utilized for any desired purpose.

ScanSeries Updates

All ScanSeries Applications:

• NEW Maritime Locations/Descriptions – Added new location values to pick-lists for Maritime vessels: 01 Level, Abaft, Abeam, Above, Aft, Aft Port, Aft Stbd, Afterdeck, Alee, Amidships, Aport, Astarboard, Astern, Athwartships, Beam, Below, Belowdecks, Berth/Lower Deck, Bilge, Boat Deck, Bottom, Bow, Bridge Deck, Centerline, Crew Mess, Deck, Engine Room, Factory Deck, Fiddley Deck, Fore, Forecastle Deck, Flush Deck, Freezer Deck, Galley, Half-deck, Helm, Hold Deck, Inboard, Keel, Lido Deck, Lower Deck, Machine Shop, Main Deck, Middle Deck, Mid-Ship, On Board, On Deck, On The Quarter, Orlop Deck, Outboard, Overhead, Passageway, Pilot House, Poop Deck, Port, Promenade Deck, Quarter Deck, Side-deck, Spar Deck, Stateroom, Stbd, Starboard, Stern, Steerage, Stores, Sun Deck, Topside, Trawl Deck, Tween Deck, Underdeck, Upper Deck, Vehicle Deck, Wheelhouse, and Weather Deck
• Service Menu – Quarter 1 Test, Quarter 2 Test, Quarter 3 Test, and Quarter 4 Test have been added for use on inspections at healthcare locations that crossover from one calendar quarter over into another. This allows the test record to show it was completed as part of the selected Quarterly Testing window.

FireScan:

• Smoke Alarm:
  • Changed Type field to free-entry
  • Added new Voltage pick-list field with options: 110 volt, 110V/Battery Backup, 9 volt, and Smoke/CO Combo
• End of Line – Added new free entry fields: Input Circuit Test and Output Circuit Test
• Control Panel – Added Type pick list with options: Addressable and Conventional
• Releasing Device – Added new value(s) to Type pick-list field: Door Release
• Air Pressure Switch – Added new values to existing Type pick-list: Low/High
• Water Pressure Switch – Added new values to existing Type pick-list: Low/High
• Aspirating Detector – Added new date field: Filter Replacement
• NEW Device Types:
  • Fan Purge System with Type pick-list field
  • Mini-Horn (Common Fields only)
  • Alarm Pressure Switch with Type pick-list field – Module (Common Fields only)

HVACScan:

• New Device Types: NEW Device Types:
  • Industrial Refrigeration (Common Fields only)
  • Commercial Refrigeration (Common Fields only)
  • PTAC (Common Fields only)
  • VTAX (Common Fields only)
  • Display Module with Type pick-list containing values: Programmable and Non-Programmable; Description pick-list containing values: Wired, Wireless, and Integrated

SafetyScan:

• Emergency Light – Added new value to the existing Type pick-list: Edge Lit
• Exit Sign – Added new value to the existing Type pick-list: Edge Lit
• Manufacturer – Added new values to the Manufacturer pick-list field: Hilti, Tremco, Metacaulk, PFP Partners, RectorSeal, Boss Products, Unique Fire Stop, Nelson, Flame Tech, NSi, Johns Manville, Warnock Hersey, OPL, EcoLab, Contec, Virox, PDI, Steris, Veltec, and Micronova
• Comment – Added new values to the Comment pick-list field: Material Not Tooled, Improper Product, Improper Install, Missing Documentation, Wrong Orientation, Missing Product, Mixed Product, Exposed, Joint Gaps, Engineering Required, and Drywall Scab
• Solution – Added new values to the Solution pick-list field: Correct, ASTM Install
• Regulator – Added new free-entry fields: Static psi and Flow Rate psi
• Personal Gas Monitor – Added new date field for Manufacture Date
• Personal Gas Monitor – Added new options to existing Type pick-list field: UltraRAE, AreaRAE, MultiRAE, 4 Gas, 5 Gas PID, VOC, VOC (Benzene), H2S, O2, LEL, and CO2
• Gas Detector – Added new free entry Serial Number field
• Gas Detector – Added new options to existing Type pick-list field: UltraRAE, AreaRAE, MultiRAE, 4 Gas, 5 Gas PID, VOC, VOC (Benzene), H2S, O2, LEL, and CO2
• Emergency Light – Added new sub-section titled Battery Info* including fields for: Voltage, Amp Hours, Pre Test Voltage, Post Test Voltage, Load, and Charge Amps
• Exist Sign – Added new sub-section titled Battery Info, including fields for: Voltage, Amp Hours, Pre Test Voltage, Post Test Voltage, Load, and Charge Amps
• NEW Device Types:
  • Windsock with fields: Swivels Good?, Mast Good?, and Fittings Good?
  • Mask with Type pick-list field
  • Firestopping with fields System # ,Type, Area, Material, Item, Movement, and Width
  • Tools with Type pick-list field options: Grounding Cable, Circuit Breaker Racking, Drill, Impact Gun, Digital Multimeter, and Extension Cord; and free-entry field Quantity
  • Flashlight with Battery Type pick-list field
  • Disinfected Surface with fields: Surface Type, Frequency, Cleaning Supply Used, Lot #, Dwell Time, Type of Cleaning, and Area Type

SecurityScan:

• NEW Device Type: – Bi-Directional Amplifier (Common Fields only)

SprinklerScan:

• All Sprinkler Head Device Types (Dry Sprinkler, Extended Coverage, Fast Response, Residential Sprinkler, Special Sprinkler, Standard Response, Storage Sprinkler) – added new Escutcheon Type pick-list field with options: Concealed, Institution, Recessed Model A, Recessed Model H, Recessed Model G, 399, 400, 401, 401B Adjustable, 402, 403, 501 Inverted, 501A Flush, Wall & Ceiling Plate, 1-piece Deep Canopy, 1-piece 25 – Depth: ¼”, 25B – Depth: ¼”, 50 – Depth ½”, 65 – Depth 5/8”, 75 – Depth ¾”, 100 – Depth 1”, 101 – Depth 2-1/4”, 102 – Depth 2”, 107 – Depth ¾”, 108 – Depth ¾”, 109 – Depth 2”, 125 – Depth 1-1/4”, 150 – Depth 1-1/2”, 175 – Depth 1-3/4”, 200 – Depth 2”, 25-R, 50-R, 75-R, 100-R, 401-R Adjustable Canopy, 501-R Flush, and None/NA
• All Sprinkler Head Device Types (Dry Sprinkler, Extended Coverage, Fast Response, Residential Sprinkler, Special Sprinkler, Standard Response, Storage Sprinkler) – added new Escutcheon Color pick-list field with options: Chrome, White, Off-White, and Black
• Electric Bell – Added new free-entry field Size
• Alarm Valve – Added new options to Status pick-list field: Locked and Supervised
• Control Valve – Added new options to Status pick-list field: Locked and Supervised
• Deluge Valve – Added new options to Status pick-list field: Locked and Supervised
• Dry Pipe Valve – Added new options to Status pick-list field: Locked and Supervised
• Isolation Valve – Added new options to Status pick-list field: Locked and Supervised
• Post Indicator Valve – Added new options to Status pick-list field: Locked and Supervised
• Preaction Valve – Added new options to Status pick-list field: Locked and Supervised
• Pressure Regulating – Added new options to Status pick-list field: Locked and Supervised
• Fire Pump Power – Added new free entry field Time Delay
• Alternate Power – Added new free entry field Time Delay
• Pump – Added new Water Supply pick-list field with options: Municipal, Water Storage Tank, and Well
• Pump – Added new Aligned? pick-list field with options Yes and No
• Diesel Driver – Added new Aligned? pick-list field with options Yes and No
• Electrical Driver – Added new Aligned? pick-list field with options Yes and No
• Hydraulic Driver – Added new Aligned? pick-list field with options Yes and No
• Natural Gas Driver – Added new Aligned? pick-list field with options Yes and No
• Steam Driver – Added new Aligned? pick-list field with options Yes and No
• Tamper Switch – Added new free entry field Number of Turns
• Post Indicator Valve – Added new free entry field Number of Turns
• Monitor Nozzle – Added new free entry field Flow Rate; new pick-list field GPM with options Adjustable and Fixed Gallonage; new pick-list field Operation with options Electronic and Manual; new pick-list field Type with options Elevated, Hydrant Monitor, and Plumbed; renamed existing Type menu to Mounting
• Water Storage Tank – Added new pick-list field Material with options: Welded Carbon Steel, Bolted Carbon Steel, Wood Gravity, Coated Fabric Suction, Concrete Gravity/Suction, and Fiberglass Reinforced; added new pick-list field Heating Method with options: Immersion Heater, Circulating Pump, and Steam Heater
• Gauge – Added new value to Type pick-list: Priming Water
• NEW Device Types:
  • Supervisory Signal with field(s): Zone/Address and Type – Horn (Common Fields only)
  • Siren (Common Fields only) – Speaker (Common Fields only)
  • Horn/Strobe (Common Fields only)
  • Automatic Air Release (Common Fields only)
  • Hose Valve with free entry field(s) Supply psi, Discharge psi, and Flow (GPM)
  • New System Type: Water Mist

SuppressionScan:

• Exhaust Duct System – Added new free-entry fields for # of Ducts and Duct Size
• Protected Area – Added new pick-list values: Griddle Hood, Broiler Hood, Fryer Hood, and Range Hood
• Discharge Device – Added new date field: Initiator Date
• Cartridge – Added new pick-list values to Size field: PAC 10, 16 g, 12 g, 240 g, 10 cu.in., and 68.5 g
• Exhaust Duct System – Removed field: Install Date
• Agent Tank:
  • Renamed Liquid Level field to Liquid Level Indicator
  • Renamed Value field to Liquid Level Value
• Hose:
  • Added new pick-list field: Type with options: Suction and Transfer
  • Added new free entry field: Length
• Aspirating Detector – Added new date field: Filter Replacement
• NEW Device Types:
  • New System Types: Fixed Aerosol, Dry Pipe, Hybrid, Wet Pipe
  • Regulator with free entry fields Set Pressure, and Flow Pressure
  • Door Fan Test with free entry field Retention Time – Manual Release (Common Fields only)