Sustaining A Risk Based Inspection Program
An hour long presentation by Leon Johnson, Learning Manager, Meridium
Many owner/users in process facilities have implemented risk based inspection (RBI) or utilized RBI to optimize their inspections. The challenge is sustaining these programs so they remain valid and effective over time. Let's identify some of the common challenges for sustaining a risk based mechanical integrity program and ways to overcome them.Learning Point Takeaways:
- Management commitment - Management that sticks to metrics around acceptable risk, inspections due, non-conformance resolution
- Full time champion - A person to drive the inspection program that operates independent of maintenance and production schedule
- Management of Change (MOC) - A strong MOC process to ensure the validity of the process safety information used for the risk assessments