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Section 2
Introduction to Risk-Based Inspection

Topics:
1. Limitations of RBI
2. Causes not Covered by RBI
3. Benefits of RBI
4. Inspection Optimization

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Limitations of RBI
RBI cannot compensate for:
• Inaccurate or missing information
• Inadequate design
• Poor installation or poor-quality repairs
• Operating outside design envelope
• Poorly-executed inspection plans
• Lack of qualified personnel
• Poor judgment
• Repairs not made

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Causes not Covered by RBI

• Human error,
• Natural disasters,
• External events,
• Secondary effects from nearby units,
• Consequential effects from associated equipment in the same unit
• Deliberate acts,
• Fundamental limitations of inspection methods
• Design errors
• Unknown or unanticipated mechanisms of damage

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Benefits of RBI

• Improve safety/health/environment
• Improve equipment and system reliability
• Manage risk at equipment level
• Enable facility risk reduction
• Increase communication between groups
• Implement cost-effective actions
• Using RBI as a continuous improvement tool
• RBI as an integrated management tool

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