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Course Schedule

Classroom Sessions:

Date	Venue	Fees
26 - 30 May 2025	London - UK	$5,950
15 - 19 Sep 2025	Dubai - UAE	$5,950
08 - 12 Dec 2025	Barcelona - Spain	$5,950
02 - 06 Mar 2026	Amsterdam - The Netherlands	$5,950

Online Sessions:

15 - 19 Sep 2025	Online	$3,950
23 - 27 Mar 2026	Online	$3,950

Course Description

INTRODUCTION

Risk Based Inspection (RBI) methodology enables the assessment of the likelihood and potential consequences of pressure equipment failures. RBI provides companies the opportunity to prioritize their equipment for inspection; optimize inspection methods, frequencies and resources; develop specific equipment inspection plans; and enable the implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance. This results in improved safety, lower failure risks, fewer forced shutdowns, and reduced operational costs.

The risk-based approach needs:

To be multi-disciplined
To be realistically applicable to plant integrity
Design with future scenarios in mind
Consideration of all potential degradation mechanisms
Understanding of the risks involved
Awareness of Fitness for Service assessment techniques

Objectives

To provide clear understanding of the key aspects of Risk Based Inspection, its advantages and limitations
To provide a clear understanding of how it is linked to reliability-centered maintenance
Understand how fitness-for-service assessment affects the Risk
To show you how to develop a successful RBI program at your facility
Provide you with the practical and effective methods you need to perform practical likelihood and consequence analysis
Show you how to develop optimum Inspection intervals for individual equipment based on the assessment of the active degradation mechanisms

Training Methodology

This GLOMACS Risk Based Strategies for Inspection & Maintenance (RBI & RBM) training course combines presentation of the key principles, methods, and best practices and enforces the learnings with case studies and Question & Answer workshops to maximize the benefits to the participants. The comprehensive course notes and presentation material will provide valuable reference.

Organisational Impact

Identification and assessment of active degradation mechanisms
Implementation of a Risk Based Inspection program would result in significant measurable improvements improved plant integrity
Fewer failures
Optimization of inspection and maintenance plans and resources
Reduction in operating costs

Personal Impact

Delegates will acquire the knowledge necessary to apply the risk-based methodology
Delegates will acquire the skills necessary to apply the risk-based methodology
Enhance competence in RBI
Enhance performance level
Contribute additional value to the organization

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Operations Engineers
Maintenance Engineers
Engineering Managers and Supervisors
Technical Staff with responsibilities for inspection, maintenance, assessment and mitigation of plant equipment degradation, and who want to use RBI effectively in their plants

Course Outline

DAY 1

Course Objectives and Overview

Significance of Inspection in Plant Integrity and Maintenance Costs
- The Real Function of Inspection
- Inspection Key Performance Indicators
Common Inspection Strategies and Their Limitations
Risk-Based Decision-Making Fundamentals and Tools
- Risk Assessment - Probability of failure, consequences of failure
- Risk Management – Avoidance, Mitigation
- Risk Communication
Understanding and Managing Risk
- Principles Risk Assessment
- Risk Assessment Elements
- Qualitative, Semi-quantitative, and Quantitative Assessment
Workshop 1- Illustrative Example of Risk Assessment

DAY 2

Risk Based Inspection (RBI)

Definitions
Evolution
Key Elements of RBI
Reasons for implementing RBI
- Benefits and Limitations of using RBI
- RBI as a part of plant integrity management
- Economic Benefits
API Risk-Based Inspection Methodology
- API RP 580
- API BRD 581 – Various levels of RBI Analyses
Impact of RBI on Related API Codes, Standards, and Recommended Practices
- API 510, 570 and 650
- API 579 Fitness-For-Purpose
API Risk Based Inspection Software
Workshop 2 - Q&A on API RBI Methodology

DAY 3

Overview of API 571 - Recognition of Conditions Causing Deterioration of Failure

Overview of over 60 damage mechanisms found in refineries
Detailed discussion of some common damage mechanisms: Internal and external corrosion, brittle fracture, fatigue, SCC, HIC
Identification of Deterioration Mechanisms & Failure Modes
- Active damage mechanisms in critical plant equipment
- Inactive or “unlikely” mechanisms
- Identification for assessment
- Impact of simultaneous mechanisms
Selection of Suitable Materials for Specific Deterioration Mechanisms
Integrated Asset Management
- Linking Risk Assessment, RBI, and RCM
- Managing Risk Using RBI
Workshop 3 - Case studies involving a number of equipment damage and failures, and learnings

DAY 4

Development of Inspection Plan (Based on RBI Risk Ranking)

Inspection Planning Guidance
Need for Some Speculative / Exploratory Inspection
RBI Implementation
- Essentials for Establishing a Successful RBI Program
- The RBI Team - Recommended Structure and Mandate
Developing Equipment and Piping Systems / Circuits Inventory
Inspection History, Interpretation
- Equipment Criticality Rating
Equipment Data Base
- Shared Database by RBI and RCM
- Importance of Data Quality
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
Workshop 4 – Case Study: Risk-based categorization of equipment and failure modes

DAY 5

Inspection Interval Optimization Based on Assessed Risk
Evaluation of Inspection Results
- Data Quality
- Corrosion Rate Calculations
- Remaining Life Calculations
Fitness-For-Service Assessments
Estimation of Consequences of Failures
Workshop 5 - Case Study - Assessment of defects in critical equipment

Certificates

On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance

Providers and Associations

Endorsed Education Provider

GLOMACS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org

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