Whiteboard Discussion: Design-Stage Risk-Based Inspection (RBI)

By Greg Alvarado, Chief Editor at Inspectioneering. April 15, 2024

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Overview

Risk-based inspection (RBI) analyses may be conducted on equipment during the design or Front End Engineering Design (FEED) stage. Although somewhat constrained by the absence of specific details, risk analysis can prove valuable in identifying opportunities to address equipment carrying excessive risk of unreliability. Equipped with this insight, various alternatives can be evaluated for their effects on equipment reliability, maintenance, and inspection costs throughout the equipment's intended lifespan.

This Whiteboard Discussion video features Greg Alvarado, Chief Editor at Inspectioneering. Watch as Greg discusses design-stage RBI, including some applications and considerations.

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Posted by Raju Kumar on April 21, 2024

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Posted by JUDE EDWIN on May 22, 2024

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Posted by Azer Mammadov on May 30, 2024

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Posted by Josie Moyer on July 1, 2024

Great high-level discussion on design stage RBI! Log in or register to read the rest of this comment.

Posted by Jaime Jose Chavez Echevarria on July 9, 2024

Informacion muy basica pero util para... Log in or register to read the rest of this comment.

(Inspectioneering) Posted by Greg Alvarado on July 10, 2024

Thanks, Jaime, for the kind words. By the way,... Log in or register to read the rest of this comment.

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