Risk-based inspection applications

Chang, Ming-Kuen, Ren-Rong Chang, Chi-Min Shu Kung-Nan Lin 2005. Application of risk based inspection in refinery and processing piping. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 18(4-6) 397-402. 

American Petroleum Institute, Risk based inspection — base resource document, API Recommended Practice 581, First Edition, 2000 American Petroleum Institute, Steels for hydrogen service at elevated temperatures and pressures in petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants, American National Standard/ API Recommended Practice 941, Sixth Edition, 2004 Barrien, P., Optimising refinery dependability and turnaround costs by application of a risk based inspection programme . Paper 588, Corrosion 98 NACE, 1998 Barrien, P, Jarvis, P, Townsend, R.D., Risk based inspection and maintenance optimisation of high temperature plant , Conf. Operating Pressure Equipment, Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 April 1997... 

Horvath RJ. The Role of the corrosion engineer in the development and application of risk-based inspection for plant equipment. Materials Performance 1998 37 70-5. 

Risk analysis refers to techniques for identifying, characterizing, and evaluating hazards. The identification of risk, defined in Eq. (12.1), and risk analysis found their way into many applications where they can add value in prioritization and management processes. The application of general risk analysis principles to help prioritize and manage the inspection program for plant equipment, now commonly referred to as risk-based inspection (RBI), is one of the newest applications of risk principles [3]. Some examples of risk criteria and associated units are shown in Table 12.1. 

Hovarth RJ (1998) The role of the corrosion engineer in the development and application of Risk-based inspection for plant equipment Mater Perform 37(7) 70-75 Javaherdashti R (2007) How to deal with MIC Tips for industry. MIC - An International Perspective Symposium Extrin Corrosion Consultants, Curtin University, Perth, Australia,... 

Horvath, R. J., The Role of the Corrosion Engineer in the Development and Application of Risk-Based Inspection for Plant Equipment, Materials Performance, 39 70-75 (1998). 

Strong Public Health Protection Information on pharmaceutical development studies in new drug applications is generally limited and varies from application to application. This creates an uncertain environment and curtails FDA reviewers ability to make risk-based decisions and inhibits their ability to recognize and assess how quality was built in. Risk communication between review and inspection staff is also inhibited. Appropriate pharmaceutical development information can improve public health by improving FDA s risk-based decisions and by facilitating continuous improvement. 

Tischuk, John L. (2002). The Application of Risk Based Approaches to Inspection Planning. Tischuk Enterprises (UK). 

The application of RBI to refinery and petrochemical plant equipment inspection was started by several companies in the late 1980s and was first reported in the open literature in 1993. Since that time, RBI has become a widely accepted and mandated methodology. A1995 survey of member companies from MTI found that most corrosion engineers were routinely involved with establishing the frequency of inspection, and about half established the inspection frequency based on the results of risk identification. 

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