Generator maintenance records. Evidence with attributed approvals.
NFPA 110 calls for a maintenance and testing program on emergency and standby power — and a record of it. PowerOps holds each unit’s cadence, captures the readings and checklists in the field, and records audited completion against an authenticated account and server timestamp. Your team remains responsible for the work, the accuracy of the evidence, and the applicable requirements.
Straight answer: compliance is decided by the standard and your authority having jurisdiction, and the requirements vary by facility. Software cannot certify you. PowerOps organizes the program you define and the evidence your team submits for review.
Document the work and its approval.
Keep the inspection and test evidence with the generator and ATS records. PowerOps links supported field results to equipment and retains audited approval snapshots. Check the content, retention, and export requirements before presenting those records for review.
Configure to the standard & AHJ
Set the inspection, testing, and maintenance cadences and checklists per unit to match what the standard and your authority having jurisdiction require. PowerOps stores the program your team defines; staff generate and approve the work.
Capture it in the field
Technicians record checklist results against equipment. Drafts save locally while the session can be verified online; check the saved confirmation. Reconnect to resume or submit. Drafts are never background-submitted. Photo uploads and audited final completion require an authenticated connection.
Record the approval
Audited completion records the approving account, server timestamp, and captured record snapshot in an append-only entry. It records the sign-off; a qualified person still verifies the underlying work and evidence.
Per unit, over the life of the system.
PowerOps associates service records with equipment so your team can retrieve the stored history. Confirm that the records are complete and that retention and export meet your program requirements.
Every unit, fully identified
Equipment records support make, model, serial, kW, ATS, and fuel information. Your team must enter and verify the fields needed to identify the asset.
Review the upcoming work
Review due, coming-due, and overdue schedules. Staff can generate draft work orders for enabled schedules that are overdue or due within 30 days, then review and commit the work.
Retained, attributed history
Audited completion retains the approving account, server timestamp, and captured evidence snapshot. Supporting records and exports still need review against the applicable content and retention requirements.
Role-scoped access
Who can view, act, and sign off is controlled by role, and permission changes are themselves logged — so the record’s chain of accountability is intact, not just the entries.
Compare how the record is kept.
| For the record | Spreadsheet / paper log | PowerOps |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment reference | Entered and maintained by the team | Linked equipment record |
| Approval attribution | Depends on the signing and access process | Authenticated account at the audited gate |
| Approval timestamp | Depends on the log system | Server timestamp at the audited gate |
| Gate history | Depends on versioning and retention controls | Append-only gate entries and attributed reversals |
| Next service date | Maintained by the team | Configured PM schedules and due views |
An attributed approval helps a reviewer trace the record. It does not independently verify the physical work, the accuracy of a reading, or acceptance by an auditor or AHJ.
Questions and answers
What is NFPA 110 compliance software?
It is software that systemizes the inspection, testing, and maintenance of emergency and standby power systems and produces the written record those activities are expected to leave behind. NFPA 110, the standard for emergency and standby power systems, calls for a routine maintenance and operational testing program and for records of that work to be retained. PowerOps stores configured schedules, field readings, and checklists against equipment records. Audited workflow gates retain the approving account, server timestamp, and captured record snapshot.
Does this software make my generators NFPA 110 compliant?
No software can. Compliance is determined by the standard and by the authority having jurisdiction, and the specific inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements and their frequencies vary by system and facility. What software does is systemize the diligence — configure the cadences and checklists to match what the standard and your AHJ require, prompt the work before it slips, and capture the evidence — so that when you are asked to demonstrate the program, the record exists. It supports compliance; it does not decide it.
How does it help with the record-keeping NFPA 110 expects?
PowerOps stores submitted readings, checklist results, photos, and equipment references. Audited completion records the authenticated approving account, server timestamp, and captured evidence snapshot. A qualified reviewer must still check whether the evidence is accurate and complete. The current governing standard, facility policy, and AHJ determine the required content, retention, cadence, and acceptance; the software does not make that decision.
Can it handle the testing cadences for standby generators?
PM agreements store the cadence and next-due date for covered equipment. Staff review upcoming and overdue work, then use Generate Work Orders to create qualifying draft jobs for review. Configure the cadence to the applicable standard and AHJ requirements; PowerOps does not select the required testing intervals.
Why does an append-only, attributed record matter for compliance?
An audit entry helps establish which authenticated account approved a workflow step, when it approved it, and what the captured record contained. Audited gate entries are append-only; reversals create a new entry with a reason. This does not prove a reading was accurate or that a test was performed correctly, and it does not guarantee acceptance by an auditor or AHJ.
Make the record a by-product of the work.
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