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Special hazard work protects the rooms and processes a sprinkler cannot: server rooms and archives under clean agent, paint booths and dip tanks under dry chemical, and the finishing lines that NFPA 33 and NFPA 34 govern. Each system has its own standard, its own frequencies and its own measurements, and a generic fire inspection checklist misses most of them.
Why this list is short
When we checked vendor sites in October 2026, three vendors besides us credibly marketed clean agent inspection: Inspect Point, OnSite Software and BuildingReports (Inspect Point and OnSite also name dry chemical). None of them advertised NFPA 33 spray booth or NFPA 34 dip tank inspection. Joyfill offers a free NFPA 33 paint booth checklist form, which is a template rather than inspection software, so we mention it here and leave it out of the table. Platforms like ServiceTrade, ZenFire and Uptick did not name clean agent or dry chemical systems on the pages we checked.
Evaluation criteria
- Clean agent (NFPA 2001) and dry chemical (NFPA 17) coverage, including agent-loss checks.
- Industrial finishing (NFPA 33 and 34) coverage.
- Field work, pricing and contract: mobile and offline support, published or quoted price.
Competitor details reflect each vendor's own website as checked on October 27, 2026 (sources at the bottom of the page). "Not advertised" means we could not find it on the vendor's site, not that the product lacks it. Confirm features and pricing directly with each vendor. Fire Inspect Hub details are first-party.
Comparison table
| Tool | Clean agent (NFPA 2001) | Dry chemical (NFPA 17) | Spray booth / dip tank (NFPA 33 / 34) | Other hazards | Mobile / offline | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspect Point | Stated; weigh-ins against the 5% line | Stated (NFPA 17/17A) | Not advertised | CO₂ (NFPA 12), foam, deluge | Apple devices; offline mode | Quote, not published |
| OnSite LSI | Stated; FM-200, Novec 1230, inert gas | Stated | Not advertised | CO₂ (NFPA 12/12A), aircraft hangars (NFPA 409) | Phone and tablet; works offline | Not published |
| BuildingReports | Clean agent system device type | Not advertised | Not advertised | SuppressionScan app | Handhelds; offline not advertised | Not published |
| Fire Inspect Hub | Monthly, semiannual and annual items; container loss computed and flagged | 25 items, semiannual | NFPA 33: 25 items; NFPA 34: 23 items | Wet chemical (NFPA 17A); foam and foam-water (NFPA 25 Ch. 11) | Phone and tablet; installs to the home screen | Published, $54/user/month, free tier |
The tools, one by one
Inspect Point
Fire protection operations software for contractors with a chemical suppression trade covering clean agent (NFPA 2001), dry and wet chemical (NFPA 17 and 17A) and CO₂ (NFPA 12), cylinder weigh-ins against the 5% line, configurable reports for each, and a separate special hazards trade for foam, CO₂ and deluge. The field app runs on Apple devices and has an offline mode for confined sites.
Strength: the broadest special hazard range on this list. One limitation: spray booth and dip tank coverage is not advertised, pricing is not published, and plans start at three technicians.
OnSite Software Life Safety Inspector (LSI)
A life safety inspection app with a special hazard page naming FM-200, Novec 1230, inert gas and CO₂, and sample reports for NFPA 2001, NFPA 12 and 12A, dry chemical under NFPA 17 and NFPA 409 aircraft hangars. It runs on phones and tablets, on or offline.
Strength: wide special hazard coverage including hangars. One limitation: pricing is not published, and spray booth and dip tank coverage is not advertised.
BuildingReports
Its ScanSeries data sheet lists clean agent systems among its device types, and its SuppressionScan app covers suppression hazards and kitchen hood systems, with a barcode on each device and reports kept online.
Strength: special hazards recorded in the same scanned system as the rest of the building. One limitation: its materials list device types without naming NFPA standards, and pricing is not published.
Fire Inspect Hub
Built for independent and small-to-mid special hazard contractors and the shops that service finishing lines. The NFPA 2001 clean agent module follows the monthly, semiannual and annual program for halocarbon agents (FM-200, Novec 1230) and inert gas (Inergen), with containers and hoses as their own assets. Enter a container's weight and pressure and it computes the loss against the nameplate: weight loss over 5% raises a critical deficiency, and pressure loss over the agent's threshold is flagged for review.
NFPA 17 dry chemical systems run their own 25-item semiannual checklist, kept separate from clean agent. Industrial finishing has dedicated checklists: NFPA 33 spray application (25 items) and NFPA 34 dipping, coating and printing (23 items), each with code references and critical or non-critical severity. Foam and foam-water systems run on the NFPA 25 Chapter 11 checklist. Wet chemical kitchen systems (NFPA 17A) and the extinguishers, sprinklers and alarm in the same plant run on the same platform.
Strength: the only platform in our check with NFPA 33 and 34 inspections, at a published, month-to-month price. One limitation: CO₂ total-flooding and local-application systems (NFPA 12) are not covered, so shops heavy in CO₂ may prefer Inspect Point or OnSite LSI.
Which should you choose?
- Many hazard types including CO₂, foam and deluge → Inspect Point.
- Hangars, CO₂ and clean agent, on any device → OnSite LSI.
- Special hazards inside an existing ScanSeries account → BuildingReports.
- Clean agent with computed agent loss, dry chemical, and NFPA 33 and 34 finishing work at a published price → Fire Inspect Hub.
What to look for in 2027
Agent-loss math done for you
Every clean agent container needs its weight and pressure checked against limits that depend on the agent. Software that computes the loss and raises the deficiency removes a calculation inspectors otherwise do on a phone calculator in a cold server room.
Separate standards kept separate
Clean agent, dry chemical and wet chemical systems use different agents, components and inspection items. A tool that treats them as one "suppression" checklist will miss items. Check that each standard has its own checklist.
The finishing line, not just the suppression system
A spray booth inspection under NFPA 33 covers ventilation, electrical, housekeeping and the protection system together. If you service body shops and finishing lines, look for NFPA 33 and 34 checklists rather than a suppression form alone. See our clean agent, NFPA 33 spray booth and NFPA 34 dip tank pages.
FAQ
What standards does special hazard inspection software need to cover?
Commonly NFPA 2001 for clean agent systems, NFPA 17 for dry chemical systems, NFPA 17A for wet chemical, and NFPA 12 for carbon dioxide. Industrial finishing adds NFPA 33 for spray application and NFPA 34 for dipping, coating and printing processes.
Is there inspection software for NFPA 33 spray booths and NFPA 34 dip tanks?
In our October 2026 check, Fire Inspect Hub was the only vendor whose own site offered NFPA 33 and NFPA 34 inspection checklists as part of its inspection software. Joyfill offers a free NFPA 33 paint booth checklist form template.
Should clean agent software calculate agent loss?
It helps. NFPA 2001 sets loss thresholds for container weight and pressure, and doing the math by hand on every container invites mistakes. Inspect Point describes weigh-ins against the 5% line, and Fire Inspect Hub computes each container's loss, raising a deficiency on weight loss and a review flag on pressure loss.
Are NFPA 2001 and NFPA 17 the same thing?
No. NFPA 2001 covers clean agent systems such as FM-200, Novec 1230 and Inergen. NFPA 17 covers dry chemical systems. They use different agents and different inspection items, so the software should keep them separate.
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Checked October 27, 2026. Product names are trademarks of their owners. This is an independent comparison; none of these vendors reviewed or endorsed it.
- Inspect Point: fire suppression trade, special hazards trade, plans
- OnSite Software: special hazard inspection software, devices and offline
- BuildingReports: ScanSeries data sheet
- Joyfill: NFPA 33 paint booth checklist template