Risk Based Inspection
Inspection programs that put effort where the risk is — extending run lengths and cutting inspection cost without compromising integrity.
Time-based inspection treats every vessel and line the same. Risk Based Inspection doesn't. By combining probability of failure (damage mechanisms, rates, inspection history) with consequence of failure, RBI concentrates inspection resources on the equipment that genuinely threatens safety and production.
BeamsConsult delivers full RBI programs to API 580/581 — from corrosion loop definition and damage mechanism review through risk ranking to executable inspection plans — and integrates the results with your inspection data management system.
What We Deliver
- RBI corporate methodology and procedure development (API 580/581)
- Corrosion loop / corrosion circuit definition and damage mechanism reviews
- Qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative risk assessments
- Inspection plan development: methods, coverage, intervals
- Integrity Operating Windows (IOW) definition per API 584
- IDMS implementation and data build (e.g. Credo, Meridium, PCMS)
- Evergreening process setup and RBI reassessment cycles
Our Approach
- Data gathering & corrosion loopsConsolidate design, process and inspection data; define corrosion circuits.
- Damage mechanism reviewIdentify credible mechanisms and rates with materials/corrosion engineers.
- Risk assessmentCombine PoF and CoF to rank equipment on the risk matrix.
- Inspection planningDefine what to inspect, how, where, and when — then embed in the IDMS.