What is a Risk Based Inspection?
Risk-based inspection (RBI) is the process of developing an inspection plan based on knowledge of the probability of equipment failure and its consequences. Risk Based Inspection involves the ranking of site-acceptable risk levels and operating limits. Assessed risk levels are used to develop a prioritized inspection plan. Inspections of this nature can be qualitative (items […]
Improving Risk Management through Strategic Inspection
Until recently the crucial act of Inspection has been treated like a black art in most industries. A junior inspector will be hired and serve an apprenticeship under the senior team, who will school them in the art of Inspection. Over time, the apprentice becomes a Master. The problem in this model is that there […]
Technology Advances Inspection Management
The bottom line today is about efficiency and that’s a direct result of technology. When most businesses spend a fraction of the amount of time on paperwork and other administrative duties thanks to technology, it is a small wonder why this same kind of efficiency hasn’t been translated into the inspection management world. Yet when […]