6. Planning the RBI Assessment Flashcards
6.1 Getting Started
Highlights
- An RBI assessment is a team-based process that requires
proper skills and knowledge from multiple disciplines
6.1 Getting Started
Important questions before the beginning of the RBI exercise (1/3)
a) Why the assessment
b) How the RBI assessment
c) What knowledge and skills are
d) Who is on the RBI team?
e) What are their roles in
a) is being done?
b) will be carried out?
c) required for the assessment?
d) Who is on the RBI team?
e) the RBI process?
6.1 Getting Started
Important questions before the beginning of the RBI exercise (2/3)
f) Who is responsible and
g) Which facilities, assets, and
h) What data is to be
i) What codes and
f) accountable for what actions?
g) components will be included?
h) used in the assessment?
i) standards are applicable?
6.1 Getting Started
Important questions before the beginning of the RBI exercise (3/3)
j) When the assessment will
k) How long the assessment will
l) How the results will
m) What is the plan
j) be completed?
k) remain in effect and when it will be updated?
l) be used?
m) period?
6.1 Getting Started
Objetives at the conclusion of the planning portion of the development of the RBI
- establish the objectives of
- identify the physical
- identify the operating
- develop screening questions and criteria consistent with
- the risk analysis;
- boundaries
- boundaries
- the objectives of the analysis and identified physical and operating boundaries.
6.1 Getting Started
Next step to the Objetives at the conclusion of the planning portion of the development of the RBI
The data and information required for collection
should
be identified (see Section 7)
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.1 General
RBI should be undertaken with clear objectives and goals that are fully
understood by all members of the RBI team and by management
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.2 Understand Risks
From the understanding of risk, an inspection program may be designed that
optimizes the use of inspection and plant maintenance resources
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.3 Define Risk Criteria
The RBI team and management may wish to judge whether the
individual equipment item and cumulative risks are acceptable
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.5 Reduce Costs
Cost reduction benefits of the optimization
a) unnecessary inspection activities may
b) Inspection of low-risk items may
a) be eliminated.
b) be eliminated or reduced.
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.5 Reduce Costs
Cost reduction benefits of the optimization
c) Online inspection methods may
d) More effective, infrequent inspections may be
c) be substituted for invasive methods that require equipment shutdown.
d) substituted for less effective, frequent inspections.
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.6 Meet Safety and Environmental Management Requirements
- Managing risk by using RBI assessment can be useful in implementing an
effective inspection program that meets performance-based safety and environmental requirements.
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.6 Meet Safety and Environmental Management Requirements
- RBI focuses efforts on
areas where the greatest risks exist.
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.7 Identify Mitigation Alternatives
Other mitigation actions
a) modification of
b) modification of operating
c) chemical treatment of
d) change metallurgy of
e) removal of unnecessary
a) the process
b) procedures
c) the process
d) components
e) insulation
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.7 Identify Mitigation Alternatives
Other mitigation actions
f) reduce or limit available
g) upgrade safety, detection, or
h) change process fluids to
i) change component
j) process control and
f) inventories
g) loss limiting systems;
h) less flammable or toxic fluids;
i) design
j) adherence to IOWs.
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.8 New Project Risk Assessment
This may allow potential risks to be minimized by design and
have a RBI plan in place prior to actual installation.
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.9 Facilities End of Life Strategies
- Is about gaining the maximum remaining economic benefit from
an asset without undue personnel, environmental, or financial risk.
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.9 Facilities End of Life Strategies
- Focus the inspection efforts directly on
high-risk areas.
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.9 Facilities End of Life Strategies
- May be developed in association with a
Fitness-For-Service assessment of damaged components
- 2 Establishing Objectives and Goals of an RBI Assessment
- 2.9 Facilities End of Life Strategies
- It is important to revisit the RBI assessment if
the remaining plant life is extended
- 3 Initial Screening
- 3.1 General
The screening process focuses the analysis on
the most important group of equipment items
- 3 Initial Screening
- 3.2 Establish Physical Boundaries of an RBI Assessment
- Boundaries for physical assets are
established consistent with the overall objectives.
- 3 Initial Screening
- 3.2 Establish Physical Boundaries of an RBI Assessment
- The scope of an RBI assessment may vary between an entire refinery or
plant and a single component within a single piece of equipment
- 3 Initial Screening
- 3.2 Establish Physical Boundaries of an RBI Assessment
- Typically, RBI is done on multiple pieces of equipment (e.g. an entire process unit) rather than
on a single component
- 3 Initial Screening
- 3.3 Facilities Screening
Type of plants a RBI can be applied
a) oil and gas
b) oil and gas processing and
c) refineries,
a) production facilities,
b) transportation terminals,
c) refineries,
- 3 Initial Screening
- 3.3 Facilities Screening
Type of plants a RBI can be applied
d) petrochemical and
e) pipelines and
f) liquefied natural gas
d) chemical plants,
e) pipeline stations,
f) plants.
- 3 Initial Screening
- 3.3 Facilities Screening
Modes of screenings of the facilities
- Screening at the facility level may be done by a
simplified qualitative RBI assessment
- 3 Initial Screening
- 3.3 Facilities Screening
Modes of screenings of the facilities
- Screening at the facility level could also be done by:
a) asset or product
b) history of problems/failures at
c) PSM/non-PSM
d) age of facilities,
e) proximity to
f) proximity to
a) value,
b) each facility,
c) facilities,
d) age of facilities,
e) the public,
f) environmentally sensitive areas.