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Risk Based Inspection - RBI
Risk Based Inspection - RBI
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Risk Based
Inspection (RBI)
RBI is a risk assessment and management tool that addresses an area not
completely addressed in other organizational risk management efforts such
as Process Hazards Analyses (PHA) or reliability centered maintenance
(RCM).
RBI produces Inspection and Maintenance Plans for equipment that
identifies the actions that should be implemented to provide reliable and
safe operation.
The RBI effort can provide input into an organizations annual planning and
budgeting that dene the stafng and funds required to maintain equipment
operation at acceptable levels of performance and risk.
Risk-Based Inspection is Proactive It Utilizes the Information Available to
Manage Risk
Electrical systems.
Structural systems.
casings).
Likelihood - failure per year - needs to understand failure cause (at what point it fails).
The likelihood analysis assesses the probability and effects of specific failure mechanisms based on:
The history of the equipment
The history of similar or identical equipment in identical service conditions
Consequence - need to understand failure mode (how it fails, what will result from failure).
Possible consequences:
1. Injury/fatality (safety) due to a toxic or flammable event
2. Environmental damage
3. Production Loss
4. Minimal impact (this is considered)
The time dependency of probability of failure is the basis of using RBI for inspection
planning
Risk cannot be reduced to zero solely by inspection efforts. The residual risk factors for
loss of containment include, but are not limited to, the following:
Human error.
Natural disasters.
External events (e.g., collisions or falling objects).
Secondary effects from nearby units.
Consequential effects from associated equipment in the same unit.
Deliberate acts (e.g., sabotage)
Fundamental limitations of inspection method.
Design errors.
Unknown mechanisms of deterioration.
Many of these factors are strongly inuenced by the process safety management system
in place at the facility.
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Inspection Planning
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2. Inspection Records.
Schedules and frequency.
Amount and types of inspection.
Repairs and alterations.
PMI records.
Inspection results.
3. Process Data.
Fluid composition analysis including contaminants or trace
components
Distributed control system data.
Operating procedures.
Start-up and shut-down procedures.
Emergency procedures.
Operating logs and process records.
PSM, PHA, RCM and QRA data or reports.
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Potential sources of information
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1. Special knowledge & expertise required
2. Team structure is different to RCM (Mech, materials/corrosion,
ops, process, inspection)
3. Some failure modes happen over long period RBI start
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Reassessment and Updating RBI
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RBI is a dynamic tool that can provide current and projected future risk
evaluations. However, these evaluations are based on data and knowledge at
the time of the assessment. As time goes by, changes are inevitable and the
results from the RBI assessment should be updated. It is important to maintain
and update a RBI program to assure the most recent inspection, process, and
maintenance information is included. The results of inspections, changes in
process conditions and implementation of maintenance practices can all have
signicant effects on risk and can trigger the need to perform a reassessment.
Reasons to Conduct an RBI Reassessment: There are several events that will
change risks and make it prudent to conduct a RBI reassessment. It is
important that the facility have an effective management of change process
that identies when a reassessment is necessary.
Deterioration Mechanisms and Inspection Activities Process &
Hardware changes RBI Assessment Premise Change Effect of
Mitigation Strategies
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