The idea and principals of Risk Based Inspection (RBI) with regard to safety, economics and environment is not a new approach, but already in place in several industry sectors and countries for many years. By moving away from fixed intervals and a prescribed content of inspection activities for a wide range of equipment, RBI offers the user an opportunity to fulfil his specific needs and is applicable to a wide range of circumstances (e.g. safety of personnel and third parties due to statutory requirements, availability and reliability of components and equipment, cost pressure because of changing market requirements). The purpose of this paper is to give a comprehensive overview about Risk Based Inspections from different angles of view. A comprehensives description of the normative framework RIMAP and CWA 15740 and the requirements related to RBI is given with special regard to the steps to be executed during an RBI assessment. Afterwards the activities of TüV Rheinland’s subsidiary in South Africa are presented, who is involved in the certification of a Risk Based Inspection management system at a power supplier. To conclude, RACOM as a tool for condition monitoring and inspection planning of power plant components is presented which has been developed by TüV Rheinland.
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