Inspection schedule form

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title: Inspection schedule form
description: Safety inspection manager can use the inspection schedule form to set up a recurring workplace safety inspection.
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# Inspection schedule form

Safety inspection manager can use the inspection schedule form to set up a recurring workplace safety inspection.

For information on setting up an inspection schedule, see [Set up a safety inspection schedule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-schedule-recurring-safety-inspection.md).

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Field

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Description

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Short description

</td><td>

Brief description about this safety inspection schedule.

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Active

</td><td>

Option for marking the inspection schedule available for use. An inspection schedule must be active to be used.

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Inspection format

</td><td>

Format in which this inspection is carried out.-   **Digital**: The assigned person completes the inspection electronically via the selected smart assessment or survey within the application.
-   **Paper**: The assigned person completes the inspection on paper and uploads a photo or document of the completed inspection as an attachment to the inspection record.

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Assessment type

</td><td>

Type of digital assessment to be conducted for this inspection.This field appears only when **Inspection format** is set as **Digital**.

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Smart Assessment Template

</td><td>

Smart assessment template to be used to complete this inspection.Only the templates with the **Assessment targets** field set to Inspection \[sn\_hs\_rm\_inspection\] table are available in this list. Use smart assessment templates available with the application or build new ones with the Smart Assessment Engine. For more information, see [Configure a Smart Assessment template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-configure-smart-assessment-template.md).

This field appears only when **Inspection format** is set as **Digital** and **Assessment type** is set as **Smart Assessment**.

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Inspection survey

</td><td>

Inspection survey to be completed for this inspection. Select the survey to use.Only the surveys with the **Source table** field set to Inspection \[sn\_hs\_rm\_inspection\] table are available in this list. Use surveys available with the application or build new ones with the Survey designer. You can also associate any of your pre-built surveys with inspection records in Health and Safety Risk Management. For more information, see [Configure a safety inspection or audit survey](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-configure-safety-inspection-surveys.md).

This field appears only when **Inspection format** is set as **Digital** and **Assessment type** is set as **Survey**.

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Assignment group

</td><td>

User group this inspection is assigned to. Only members of this group can view and take the smart assessment or survey.

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Assigned to

</td><td>

User this inspection is assigned to.

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Location

</td><td>

Location that this safety inspection applies to.

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Assets

</td><td>

Assets that this inspection is related to. For example, the inspection needs to be conducted on these assets.**Note:** The assets field appears only when Expanded Model and Asset Classes \[sn\_ent\] application is installed. For more information, see [Additional features in Health and Safety](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-incident-management/install-hs-incident-mgmt.md)

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Field

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Description

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Start date

</td><td>

Date when an inspection record is first created for this schedule.

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End date

</td><td>

Date when the last inspection record is created for this schedule.

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Frequency

</td><td>

Frequency between the start and end date at which the system generates an inspection record such as daily, weekly, or monthly.

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Months to generate

</td><td>

Months when the recurring inspection records should be generated. When you enter a date range covering an entire year with a monthly frequency, you can select which particular months to generate inspection records for—The inspection doesn't have to happen every month.

This field appears only when **Frequency** is set as **Monthly**.

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Survey expiration period

</td><td>

Number of days for the smart assessment or survey to expire after its start date.

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[Health and Safety Risk Management reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-risk-mgmt-reference.md)