Risk Based Inspection

Program Update

April 16th, 2008

New Orleans
 API RBI Project Update
• User Group Membership
– 48 companies
– 16 companies outside North America
– 7 multi-national companies
– Industries: Petrochemical, Chemical, Production/Gas
Plant facilities, Pharmaceuticals and
consulting/service companies
• Latest software release
– Simplified navigation
– Improved inspection planning
– Improved reporting
– Improved IT support for PC & network installation
– Working on dynamic links with other software

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 API 581 Publication
• User Group responsible to publish 2nd edition
• API 581 Rewrite and Ballot Status
– API 581 2nd Edition – (3 Parts)
+ Part 1 – Inspection Planning Using API RBI Technology
(includes PRDs and Bundles)
+ Part 2 –Probability of Failure Analysis in an API RBI
Assessment
+ Part 3 –Consequence Analysis in an API RBI Assessment
• Ballot of 581 is complete.
• Target 2nd edition publication is summer 2008
• Action list of unresolved ballot comments has been
prioritized and turned over to the API 581 Task Group
• 581 Task Group officially started this meeting chaired
by Ken Gottselig
• 581 Task Group charged to publish 3rd edition in 2013

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 International Acceptance of API RBI

• Lead international exposure with API 581

technology.
• ESOPE (European Symposium on Pressure
Equipment) 2007 – API booth and (2) RBI
related papers presented
• Planning European RBI event in October 2008
in Milan
– User Group Member meeting, including European,
Asian and Middle East markets
– Open meeting about 581 Technology
– Training course
• Identifying international venues for inspection
planning through member companies
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