Introducing ASME PCC3 RBI

This is a simple read through of the standard which is real easy to understand.  This course is a critique and commentary for research and scholarship purposes and for Nonprofit educational use, it provides guidance on the preparation and implementation of a risk-based inspection plan. PCC3 provides recognised and generally accepted good practices that may be used in conjunction with Post-Construction Codes, such as API 510, API 570, and NB-23.  PCC3 is based on API 580, Risk-Based Inspection. By agreement with the American Petroleum Institute, this Standard is closely aligned with the RBI process in API 580, which is oriented toward the hydrocarbon and chemical process industries. In the standards' development process that led to the publication of this Standard, numerous changes, additions, and improvements to the text of API 580 were made, many of which are intended to generalise the RBI process to enhance applicability to a broader spectrum of industries. ASME formed an Ad Hoc Task Group on Post Construction in 1993 in response to an identified need for recognised and generally accepted engineering standards for the inspection and maintenance of pressure equipment after it has been placed in service. At the recommendation of this Task Group, the Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards (BPTCS) formed the Post Construction Committee (PCC) 1995.  As wiki states Risk Based Inspection (RBI) is an Optimal maintenance business process used to examine equipment such as pressure vessels, (QOC) quick opening closure - doors, heat exchangers, and piping in industrial plants. RBI is a decision-making methodology for optimising inspection plans. The RBI concept lies in that the risk of failure can be assessed in relation to a level that is acceptable, and inspection and repair used to ensure that the level of risk is below that acceptance limit. It examines the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and business risk of ‘active’ and ‘potential’ Damage Mechanisms (DMs) to assess and rank failure probability and consequence. This ranking is used to optimise inspection intervals based on site-acceptable risk levels and operating limits, while mitigating risks as appropriate. RBI analysis can be qualitative, quantitative or semi-quantitative in nature.This course is a critique and commentary for research and scholarship purposes and for Nonprofit educational use, it provides guidance on the preparation and implementation of a risk-based inspection plan using ASME PCC3.  ASME PCC3 provides recognised and generally accepted good practices that may be used in conjunction with Post-Construction Codes, such as API 510, API 570, and NB-23.  PCC3 is based on API 580, Risk-Based Inspection. By agreement with the American Petroleum Institute, this Standard is closely aligned with the RBI process in API 580, which is oriented toward the hydrocarbon and chemical process industries. In the standards' development process that led to the publication of this Standard, numerous changes, additions, and improvements to the text of API 580 were made, many of which are intended to generalise the RBI process to enhance applicability to a broader spectrum of industries. ASME formed an Ad Hoc Task Group on Post Construction in 1993 in response to an identified need for recognised and generally accepted engineering standards for the inspection and maintenance of pressure equipment after it has been placed in service. At the recommendation of this Task Group, the Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards (BPTCS) formed the Post Construction Committee (PCC) 1995.  As wiki states Risk Based Inspection (RBI) is an Optimal maintenance business process used to examine equipment such as pressure vessels, (QOC) quick opening closure - doors, heat exchangers, and piping in industrial plants. RBI is a decision-making methodology for optimising inspection plans. The RBI concept lies in that the risk of failure can be assessed in relation to a level that is acceptable, and inspection and repair used to ensure that the level of risk is below that acceptance limit. It examines the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and business risk of ‘active’ and ‘potential’ Damage Mechanisms (DMs) to assess and rank failure probability and consequence. This ranking is used to optimise inspection intervals based on site-acceptable risk levels and operating limits, while mitigating risks as appropriate. RBI analysis can be qualitative, quantitative or semi-quantitative in nature.