The job book is the deliverable — and it's the part that eats your nights
Every pipeline inspection ends with a turnover package: material certs, weld and NDE reports, coating checks, pressure tests, and daily logs, all filed to the API 1169 recommended-practice structure the operator expects. Assembled by hand at the end of a job, that's hours of sorting — and a package that's inconsistent or missing a section is the one that gets kicked back. ChiefLogs turns that end-of-job scramble into something that happens as you go.
How it works
Three steps, on your phone, tablet, or PC — no training, no manual.
Start a job
Enter the AFE, operator, and job details. ChiefLogs builds the full set of API 1169-aligned folders for you.
Capture in the field
Snap photos and scan forms as you work. Most documents are read and filed into the right section automatically; lower-confidence ones go to a quick Review Queue — nothing is dropped.
Hand off the book
When the job wraps, your complete, sectioned job book is ready to export and deliver to the operator or client.
Organized to the API 1169 structure inspectors and operators expect
ChiefLogs files documents into the job-book sections aligned to API 1169 recommended practices — Materials & Traceability, Welding & NDE, Coating & Corrosion, Pressure Testing & Commissioning, and the rest. Want to see the whole structure and check what a complete package needs?
Built for the inspector — not the back office
Not an enterprise EHS rollout
The heavy pipeline platforms are IT-deployed and priced for companies. ChiefLogs is something an inspector signs up for and uses on site.
Not a generic photo app
General field apps snap and sort photos but don't know API 1169 or assemble a job book. You'd still be doing the filing.
Works where the signal doesn't
Keep capturing with no bars — documents are held on your device and upload the moment you're back in range.