Core Workflows
Running Inspections
Inspections are the core workflow in Fieldnorm. Each inspection records the condition of every component at a facility on a given date. Any component marked as LEAK automatically creates a leak record with the 30-day D060 repair deadline.
Inspection Types
A manual walkdown of the facility looking and listening for signs of a gas release. Required at minimum annually under D060.
Uses a thermal camera to visualise fugitive gas emissions invisible to the naked eye. Required for certain higher-risk facilities.
Select this when conducting both methods during the same site visit. Results are recorded together under one inspection record.
Starting a New Inspection
The inspection form is a two-step wizard.
- 1Click Inspections in the sidebar, then New Inspection (top right). You can also click + New on the Dashboard or Start Inspection on a facility.
- 2Select the Facility from the dropdown — all your registered facilities are listed with their licence numbers.
- 3Enter the Inspector Name — the name of the person conducting the physical inspection.
- 4Set the Inspection Date — defaults to today. You can backdate this if recording a past inspection.
- 5Choose the Inspection Type — AVO, OGI, or Both.
- 6Add any Notes (optional) — e.g. weather conditions, equipment notes, field observations.
- 7Click Start Inspection → to proceed to Step 2. The button is disabled if the selected facility has no components.
You will see a table with one row per active component at the facility. For each component, tap or click one of three result buttons:
Component inspected — no emissions detected.
Component has a deficiency that is not a fugitive emission (e.g. visible damage). Does not trigger a leak record.
Fugitive emission detected. Automatically creates a leak record with a 30-day repair deadline.
A summary bar at the top of Step 2 shows running totals of PASS / FAIL / LEAK counts as you work through the list. High-bleed components are indicated with a ⚡ lightning bolt icon next to the component type.
Saving an Inspection
At the bottom of Step 2 you have two save options:
Marks the inspection as COMPLETE and saves all results. Leak records are created immediately for any LEAK components. Use this when you have finished recording all results.
Saves the inspection with DRAFT status. No leak records are created. The data will not appear in compliance reports until it is COMPLETE. Use this if you need to finish entering results later.
Important: Draft inspections are excluded from compliance PDF reports. Always complete your inspection before generating your annual D060 report.
Viewing an Inspection
Click any inspection in the Inspections list or from the Recent Inspections panel to open the detail view. You will see:
- Summary stat cards showing total components, passes, failures, and leaks.
- Any inspection-level notes.
- A component results table with colour-coded rows — red for LEAK, amber for FAIL, white for PASS.
- A Leaks Created section at the bottom if any leaks were detected, showing each component tag, detection date, repair deadline, and current status.