Telure Standard 2026.1
The Telure Standard for a athletic fields
A versioned, Telure-curated program of checks for a athletic fields, written in Telure’s own words and organized by how the facility actually runs: the daily rhythm first, then the recurring program above it. It is a documented reference the facility measures its own work against and records reasons against, not a certification. The basis register below shows what informs it, and at what depth.
Alignment tracker
Inside Telure, this list is an alignment tracker a facility turns on with a checkbox. The recurring program below is its clause list, informed by the manufacturer's manual and general safety practice, because no consensus operational standard exists for this facility type. The facility matches its own tasks, checklist items and training items to the clauses they cover, marks the clauses that do not apply with a written reason, and its exports state what share of the rest has a check behind it.
This tracker is Telure's own clause list, informed by the organization's published document. It does not replace reading that document yourself and verifying your facility against it, and marking a clause here is a note on your own record, not a statement by that organization. Where equipment is involved, the manufacturer's documentation governs.
The daily rhythm
Opening walk
Walked before the doors open, item by item, each answer attributed to the person who gave it. The starting set for a athletic fields:
- Every movable goal anchored or counterweighted, with the anchors counted against that goal's set
- Goal connecting hardware present and tight: crossbar bolts, ground bar and rear brace fasteners, net clips
- Field walked end to end for holes, ruts and settled low spots
- Sprinkler heads seated below the surface; irrigation and valve box lids in place and unbroken
- Debris cleared: glass, cans, sharps, animal waste and anything left overnight
- Standing water, ice and soft spots noted before the first booking
- Drainage grates, channels and ditch edges at the field boundary clear, covered and secure
- At close of play: nets off every goal
- At close of play: every goal chained face to face, locked to a fixed structure, folded down and locked, or stored where children cannot reach it
- Goal anchor and counterweight sets accounted for and stored with the goal they belong to
During hours
Anything flagged during the day opens a corrective entry on the spot: the item, the finding, and who saw it. Taking equipment or an area out of service is a recorded event with a name attached, and so is returning it. Nothing waits for the end of the shift to become a record.
Closing check
The end-of-day counterpart every facility runs: securing the space and making sure nothing the day surfaced dies overnight.
- Activity areas clear: no members left inside
- Hazards cleared from floors and landing surfaces
- Equipment secured, stowed, or powered down per procedure
- Today's flagged items have maintenance entries opened
- First aid and rescue equipment restocked if used today
- Exits clear; doors, gates and access points secured
The recurring program
The work above the daily walk. Each task surfaces on the day it is due and escalates as it goes overdue. Where a check addresses a published designation, the citation chip names it; a chip is a reference, never a compliance claim.
Weekly
Goal net condition and attachment check
Net by net, with the net hung: holes and tears sized against what could pass a head or an arm through, the bottom edge attached the whole way round rather than trailing loose on the ground, and no gap open between the net and the frame at the ground bar or the back stays. Check the clips, hooks or ties themselves and not only the net. Record the finding against the registered net rather than against the goal, so the net's own replacement cycle stays readable, and record a net taken away for repair as away rather than leaving the goal standing bare and unremarked. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Goal footprint and ground condition check
Stand at each goal and look at what it is standing on. Both feet bearing evenly and the ground bar level rather than sloped, no rut worn along the goal line or under the base, and no scour, hollow or soft spot at any anchor point. Record what the ground looks like at each anchor, not only that the anchor is present: an anchor sitting in scoured or saturated ground holds far less than the operator assumes it does. Where a goal has to be lifted off a worn footprint, record where it went and who moved it. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Portable and freestanding field equipment securement check
Go round everything on the complex that is not fixed down: portable backstops and screens, team shelters, benches, ball carts, corner flag sets and whatever a league left behind. Each one either stowed in the store or secured and ballasted where it stands, with the ballast actually attached rather than sitting beside it. Record what moved during the week and who moved it, because the piece of equipment nobody has claimed is the one still standing unballasted when the wind gets up. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Monthly
Movable goal frame inspection: welds, uprights and ground line
Goal by goal, close enough to put a hand on it. Crossbar and uprights straight with no bend, dent or twist; welds and cast corner fittings free of cracking; the ground line and the bottom of each upright checked for corrosion, thinning and splitting where water sits; wooden members checked for rot, splitting and delamination; and every bolt hole checked for elongation. Record the finding against that registered goal rather than against the field, and take anything doubtful out of use the same morning rather than carrying it to next month. The manufacturer's manual governs which parts may be replaced and with what. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Goal warning label check
Every goal, every label: present, legible, and in the place the manufacturer put it, under the crossbar and at eye level on the down posts. Faded past reading, peeled, taped over, painted over or removed with last season's net all count as missing. Photograph what you find, order replacements from the manufacturer rather than making your own, and record the order against that goal so the gap between finding it missing and fitting the new one is on the record instead of in somebody's memory. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Synthetic turf seam, edge and infill inspection
Walk the turf with your eyes down and your feet honest. Seams and inlaid lines flat and closed with nothing lifting underfoot, perimeter edge and nailer secure with no exposed backing, and infill level rather than migrated out of the goalmouths, penalty spots and other high wear areas. Note any exposed anchor, fastener or fixing. Record what you actually see at each worn area rather than a pass or a fail, because this month's reading is only worth anything against last month's. Grooming and top up work files as its own dated completion against the registered surface. This item is condition on a walk: instrumented surface testing is a contractor's job and its report belongs on the annual booking, not here. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Perimeter fence and backstop inspection
Walk the fence line and the backstop end to end. Fabric intact, tensioned and laced or clipped to the rails; no cut, lifted or peeled sections at ground level; no protruding or unravelled wire ends at hand height; top rail and post caps in place; every post firm with no lean and no movement at the footing. Record where the damage is and not only that there is damage, because the same section opening month after month is somebody's route in rather than a maintenance item, and the record is what makes that visible. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Gate operation, latching and emergency access check
Open and close every gate through its full swing. Latches engaging, hinges sound and true, no drop or drag on the ground, no gap or pinch point at the hinge side, and padlocks, chains and keys present and working with the keys the site actually holds. Then the gates that only matter once: the vehicle gate and the emergency access route, opened fully, with anything parked, grown or stored across the approach cleared and recorded. Record each gate against its own registry entry, because an ambulance at the wrong gate is not a fence problem. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Every 6 months
Bleacher and spectator seating inspection
Before the first crowd of the season and again at the midpoint. Seat boards, foot boards and risers sound and fastened; guards, rails and end closures present and secure; the fasteners and structural connections holding them tight; and the footings checked for movement, settlement, frost heave and washout. Confirm nothing is being stored underneath and that the route to and from the seating is intact. Record the condition of each registered unit separately and take a doubtful unit out of use by name rather than roping off one row. This twice a season cadence is Telure's own suggestion for outdoor seating and is not drawn from any outside requirement: where your manufacturer, your insurer or your jurisdiction sets a frequency, that one governs. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Field lighting and PA pole condition check
Visible condition only, at ground level, on foot. Hand hole and base covers in place and fastened, no exposed or damaged conductors anywhere within reach, no visible lean, and no corrosion, cracking or missing hardware at the base plate, anchor bolts or the grout beneath them. Record what you can see and photograph it. This is deliberately not a structural assessment: judging whether a pole is sound is a job for a qualified person with the right equipment, so where anything here is doubtful the corrective item this task opens is an inspection booking and not a repair. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
Yearly
Off season goal breakdown and anchor set inventory
At the end of the season take every movable goal down or lock it away: fully disassembled where the manufacturer's manual provides for it, otherwise chained and locked in the store or to a fixed structure where nobody can climb on it. Count each anchor or counterweight set against the number that goal's set calls for, record what is short, and store the set with the goal it belongs to rather than in a common bin. Order the replacements now. A goal that comes back out in spring without its anchors fails the anchoring check every morning until somebody buys more, and closing that gap before it opens is the whole reason this task exists. Part of the Telure Standard: the manufacturer's manual governs all equipment intervals.
The basis register
What informs this pack, at what reference depth, and when each entry was last checked against its source. An entry here means the pack is informed by the document named; it never means the pack, or any facility using it, is certified to or compliant with it.
| Source | Tier | Jurisdiction | Access | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSH Act General Duty Clause, section 5(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1))US Congress / US Department of LaborEmployers must keep the workplace free of recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Public domain. | Tier 1Public law | US | Free to read | Checked 2026-08-31 |
| Manufacturer documentation for installed equipmentOperator-supplied manuals, bulletins and service documents. Where any pack cadence differs from a manufacturer's documented interval, the manufacturer's interval governs. | Tier 5Manufacturer documentation | n/a | Operator-supplied | Not independently verified |
The entries above ground specific slices of this program (workplace safety for staff, published guidance, the manufacturer's own documentation). The rest of the pack is Telure's own curated practice, and is stated as such.
The manufacturer’s documentation governs
Where a manufacturer's documentation sets an inspection type or an interval for a piece of equipment, that documentation governs. The pack's cadences are a program to build on, not a replacement: when the two differ, Telure shows the difference so it can be seen and documented, and the recorded schedule follows the manufacturer.
Where Telure stands
The Telure Standard is Telure's own curated program. Telure is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by any standards body or association named here, and adopting the Telure Standard does not make a facility compliant with, approved under, or certified to any standard. Where equipment is involved, the manufacturer's documentation governs inspection types and intervals.