Risk-Based Inspection Technique and the Benefits of its Implementation in Improving the Process Management System of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries: A Review Study

In the processing industry, deaths and severe damages to the equipment due to certain incidents were reported in recent years. And, the industrial sectors are interested in an effective means to prevent or reduce the severity of these accidents in an integrated and planned manner. The aim of this study is a risk-based inspection technique and the consequent benefits of its implementation in the process industries.

In this retrospective study, keywords related to research title, including risk-based inspection, risk management, probability of failure, a consequence of failure, risk analysis, process management, risk-based maintenance, corrosion management, process safety, and Asset Integrity management was selected and then searched on the internal and external databases of Science Direct, PubMed, Google Scholar, SID, Google Search, Magiran, Civilica and Scopus without any time limit. Then the findings and results of confirmed research were extracted and analyzed. Finally, conclusions about the benefits of this method in improving the process management system were reviewed. Then the findings and results of confirmed research were extracted and analyzed. Finally, the conclusion about the effect of the advantages of this method in improving the process management system was examined.

A review of various studies showed that the benefits of using RBI were summarized into 11 ategories, including business (economic), effective operations, risk management, effective inspection management, asset and corrosion integrated management, experts of competency and knowledge, health, safety, environment (HSE), compliance with risk and safety standards, process safety, social expectations, legal, and judicial requirements.

The results showed that the use of RBI in the process industry provides many benefits. Therefore, the establishment and implementation of risk-based inspection in these industries can increase the functionality of equipment and improve the process management system.