Inspection process
From project request to certified delivery, without ambiguity
Every assignment follows the same controlled sequence of ten stages. You always know which stage your scope is in, who owns it, what evidence exists and what happens next.
Lifecycle
The ten-stage inspection lifecycle
Three stages are formal quality checkpoints. Work cannot progress past a checkpoint until an independent reviewer has signed the preceding output.
- 01
Project Request
You submit scope, applicable standards, schedule and site constraints. Our technical desk reviews feasibility, accreditation coverage and resource availability, then responds within one business day with a proposed methodology and quotation.
- 02
Planning
We issue an Inspection and Test Plan defining hold points, witness points, acceptance criteria and reporting format. Qualified inspectors are assigned by certification level, and laboratory capacity is reserved against the delivery schedule.
- 03
Inspection
Field teams mobilise to site or vendor works to witness fabrication, welding, coating, assembly and functional testing. Activities, deviations and photographic evidence are recorded in real time against the agreed hold-point schedule.
- 04
Sampling
Representative samples are drawn under ISO 3170, ASTM D4057 or the applicable sectoral protocol. Each sample is sealed, labelled and entered into chain-of-custody control with tamper-evident closure and documented transfer records.
- 05
Laboratory Testing
Samples are analysed under accredited methods using calibrated instrumentation traceable to national standards. Every batch carries method blanks, certified reference materials and duplicate controls to demonstrate analytical validity.
- 06
Technical Review
Quality checkpointA discipline specialist independent of the executing technician reviews raw data, calibration status, uncertainty budgets and calculation integrity before any result leaves the laboratory or field file.
- 07
Quality Verification
Quality checkpointThe quality function verifies compliance with the ITP, accreditation scope, impartiality controls and client specification. Non-conformances are formally raised, root-caused and tracked to closure before release.
- 08
Final Report
Results are consolidated into a technical report stating methods, equipment identity, calibration references, measurement uncertainty, observed deviations and engineering conclusions — signed by an authorised signatory.
- 09
Certification
Quality checkpointOn demonstrated conformity we issue certificates of conformity, release notes or statements of compliance accepted by regulators, insurers, financiers and purchasers across the jurisdictions we operate in.
- 10
Client Delivery
Documentation is released through a controlled channel with version tracking, retained under our records-retention policy, and supported by a technical debrief with your engineering and commercial teams.
Controls
What keeps the sequence reliable
Progression between stages is governed by documented controls rather than informal handover.
Documented accountability
Every stage has a named owner, a defined input and a defined output. Nothing advances on verbal confirmation.
Independent review
Data is reviewed by a competent person other than the one who produced it, in line with ISO/IEC 17025 clause 7.8.
Traceable measurement
Instruments carry current calibration certificates traceable to national or international measurement standards.
Impartiality safeguards
Commercial and technical decision-making are separated so that findings are never influenced by contract value.
Deliverables
What you receive, and when
Documentation is produced continuously through the assignment, not assembled retrospectively at the end.
Inspection & Test Plan
Issued before mobilisation, defining hold points, witness points and acceptance criteria.
Daily field reports
Progress, activities witnessed, deviations raised and dated photographic evidence.
Non-conformance reports
Formal record of deviation, root-cause discussion and required corrective action.
Technical test report
Quantitative results with methods, calibration references and stated uncertainty.
Certificate of conformity
Issued on satisfactory completion and accepted by regulators, insurers and buyers.
Records archive
Controlled retention of raw data, calibration evidence and signed releases for audit.
Ready to verify with confidence?
Tell us your scope, standards and schedule. Our technical desk responds with a methodology and quotation within one business day.