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What to Inspect?

Statutory obligations aside, the focus of attention must be on those items of plant which are critical in terms of safety, susceptibility, functionality and sustainability in terms of maintenance, repair or replacement.

In making these considerations it should be recognized that manufacturing defects should be eliminated at source and those which remain are those falling within acceptance limits and generally less integrity critical.

It should also be recognized that susceptibility to degradation and ultimate failure is often a time based function which can be initiated and accelerated by process conditions and environmental factors.

This Risk Based Inspection concept can also be used to determine where to focus attention and of equal importance, where not to squander valuable effort in areas not prone to failure or a low impact and risk.

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