PLAN WISELY, MANAGE YOUR RISK

Find out the benefits of risk-based inspection for API RP 581 and EEMUA 159 CHALLENGING times strongly drive the need to optimise existing procedures and systems while minimising business risks with day-to-day operations. When talking about tank integrity management, we deal with the challenge of balancing efforts and benefits while complying with safety regulations and standards requirements, bearing out the need of keeping tank full capacity and many times with the unavailability to timely carry out inspection and repairs. Risk-based inspection used as part of tank integrity management systems allows the integration of engineering and management processes in a systematic approach that engages all stakeholders and ensures long-term asset integrity with a focus on those high-risk components. This article briefly reviews the main aspects of two of the RBI models available in the industry for storage tanks: API Recommended Practice 581 and EEMUA Publication 159 RISK-BASED INSPECTION FRAMEWORK Risk-based inspection (RBI) is a management process to assure that all possible damage mechanisms that may threaten primary containment of a specific piece of equipment are properly...