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Guard tours, patrols and fire watch, explained.
Plain answers about guard tour systems, security patrols, fire watch and patrol records: what's required, what it costs and how to prove rounds were walked.
- Fire Watch Requirements: When You Need One, How Often to Patrol and What to LogWhen a fire watch is required, how often to patrol, who can walk it and what to log.
- Hot Work Fire Watch: How Long It Lasts, OSHA Rules and the Watcher's DutiesHow long a hot work fire watch lasts, when OSHA requires one, and what the watcher does.
- Fire Watch in Hospitals and Nursing Homes: CMS Requirements, Policy and LogCMS triggers, 30-minute tours, what to check and log, and a fire watch policy outline.
- What Is a Guard Tour System? How It Works, Types and HistoryWhat a guard tour system is, how it works, the types in use today, and where it came from.
- How to Know Your Security Guards Are Really Doing Their RoundsCheckpoints, schedules and alerts: how to prove rounds happened, and the tricks to watch for.
- How Often Should Security Guards Patrol? Setting a Patrol ScheduleWhat regulators require, starting points by type of site, and how to set your own schedule.
- QR Code vs NFC Guard Tour: Which Checkpoints Should You Use?Cost, phones, faking, durability and offline use: which checkpoint to put where.
- How Much Does a Guard Tour System Cost? Real Prices, ComparedPublished prices, from free plans to per-guard apps and wand hardware, side by side.
- Lone Worker Safety for Security Guards: Check-Ins, Rules and ToolsWhat the rules say, how often to check in, and how to build a plan for guards who work alone.
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Add your checkpoints and scan one from your phone, right off your screen. No card, and sign up only when you're ready to keep it.
- Free log templatesPrintable patrol, fire watch and inspection logs.
- The Best Guard Tour Apps & Systems in 2026, by Who They're ForEight guard tour apps and systems, with real published prices and who each one suits.
- Compare guard tour systemsPatrolBadges side by side with the alternatives.
- PricingFree for 5 checkpoints. Pro is priced by the checkpoint, with unlimited officers.