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Security and access controlSecurity and access control final inspection checklist
Security and access control final inspection is where the punch list is either short or expensive. This checklist walks the finished work the way an owner or AHJ will see it: devices on, systems running, everything labeled. Each item gets the photo that closes it instead of reopening it. Work is commonly verified against NEC (NFPA 70), TIA structured-cabling standards. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.
- Items
- 5
- Photos required
- 10
- Built for
- Subcontractors
Who runs it
The security integrator's lead with the GC's superintendent, and coordination with the fire-alarm contractor for the release interface.
When in the schedule
After devices are terminated and the head-end is programmed, before turnover, and only once the fire-alarm system is live enough to prove the release.
The checklist
Every item, and the photo that proves it
The photo count on each row is what RTI would require before the item can be submitted. Copy the list as is, or load it into RTI and let the gate enforce it.
Devices and labeling
- 2 photos
Readers, cameras, contacts and REX installed and labeled
Each device mounted secure and level, labeled to match the head-end naming, cameras aimed to the coverage plan with no obvious blind spots.
- 2 photos
Door naming matches the head-end and the door schedule
Every controlled opening named consistently across the panel, the graphic and the label, verified against the door schedule.
Controller and credentials
- 1 photo
Controller and head-end online and communicating
Panels reporting to the head-end, no offline devices, door position and REX states reading correctly on the graphic.
- 2 photos
Credentials tested at the readers
A test credential granted and denied as programmed, strike or mag lock releasing and re-securing, event logged at the head-end.
Life-safety interface
- 3 photos
Fire-alarm release and free egress observed and documented
On an actual fire-alarm signal, locked openings release for free egress as designed and are never overridden; the release watched at the door and documented.
What usually sends this back
The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work
- Doors mislabeled at the head-end, so a card event or an alarm points to the wrong opening and the wrong floor.
- Readers and cameras aimed and mounted but never walked against a coverage plan, leaving blind spots at the very doors they were bought for.
- The fire-alarm release checked by unlocking a door manually instead of dropping it on an actual alarm signal, so free egress on alarm was never proven.
Run it with the Photo Gate
A checklist nobody can submit half-finished
Load this list into RTI, stick a QR tag on the area it covers, and the submit button stays locked until every mandatory item is answered and the 10 required photos exist. Approved walks roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper-evident record behind every line.
Submission state
The gate is enforced on the server, so it holds even if the phone is offline when the walk happens.
Verified against
Common questions
- What does this security and access control final checklist cover?
- 5 items across 3 sections, covering devices and labeling, controller and credentials, life-safety interface. Each item spells out what the person walking the job is actually looking for, not just a box to tick.
- Who should run this inspection?
- The security integrator's lead with the GC's superintendent, and coordination with the fire-alarm contractor for the release interface.
- When in the schedule should this walk happen?
- After devices are terminated and the head-end is programmed, before turnover, and only once the fire-alarm system is live enough to prove the release.
- Why does every item ask for a photo?
- 10 of the 5 items call for photo evidence. A checklist answer without the photo is a claim; the photo is what makes the record worth something in a dispute and lets a reviewer approve work without re-walking the job.
- What most often fails a security and access control final inspection?
- Doors mislabeled at the head-end, so a card event or an alarm points to the wrong opening and the wrong floor. Readers and cameras aimed and mounted but never walked against a coverage plan, leaving blind spots at the very doors they were bought for. The fire-alarm release checked by unlocking a door manually instead of dropping it on an actual alarm signal, so free egress on alarm was never proven.
- Can I use this checklist in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace, build this list as a checklist, and the Photo Gate holds the submit button until every mandatory item is answered and its photos are attached. Approved inspections roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper-evident audit trail.
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