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1. WhichofthefollowingisnotarelevantsourceofinformationforRBIassessments?
a) Maintenancecosts
b) Siteconditions(e.g.,weather,seismicactivity)
c) Incidentinvestigationrecords
d) Equipmentreplacementcosts
2. EndoflifeRBIstrategiesarecosteffectivebecause:
a) Inspectionactivitiesthatdonotaffectriskcanbeeliminatedorreduced
b) Theycanreplacemorecostlyfitnessforserviceanalysis
c) Inspectionactivitiesthataremoreeffectiveandefficientwillbeplanned
d) Theycanusuallyextendtherequiredintervalsbetweeninspections
3. Riskreductionis:
a) Synonymouswithriskmanagement
b) Synonymouswithinspectionoptimization
c) Partofriskmanagement
d) Achievedonlybyinspection
4. Thevalueofaqualitativeapproachisthat:
a) Theriskassessmentprocessismuchfaster
b) Ituseslogicmodelsthatdepictcombinationsofevents
c) Itenablescompletionofariskassessmentintheabsenceofdetaileddata
d) Itproducesrelativerisknumbersratherthanabsoluterisknumbers
5. InRBI,residualfactorsforlossofcontainmentincludeallofthefollowingexcept:
a) Humanerrors
b) Unknownmechanismsofdeterioration
c) Inspectionefforts
d) Secondaryeffectsfromnearbyunits
6. TheRBIprogramisintendedtopromoteconsistencyandqualityinthe
a) Typesofinspectionandrepairactivitiesselectedtoreducerisk
b) Identification,assessment,andmanagementofriskspertainingtomaterialdeterioration
c) Identificationofhighriskprocessunitsintherefiningandchemicalindustry
d) TheteamselectedtopreparetheRBIplans
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7. Comparedtoquantitativeanalysis,qualitativeanalysisusingbroadrangesgenerallyrequires
a) Alowerlevelofjudgment,skill,andunderstanding
b) Greateraccuracyindatainputtocompensateforlowerprecisionofthemodels
c) Ahigherlevelofjudgment,skills,andunderstanding
d) Bettertraininginunderstandingtheimpactofdataquality
8. WhichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectwithregardtotheuseofRBIformanaging
inspectioncosts?
a) Equipmentintegrityshouldremaintheprimaryfocus
b) RBIwilleliminatesomeinspections
c) Onstreaminspectionsarenotaseffectiveasinternalinspections
d) RBIwillprobablyraisethetotalcostofinspectionforagivenunit
9. Theurgencyofperforminginspectionactivitiesdependsprimarilyupon:
a) Themagnitudeoftheconsequence
b) Thelevelofunmitigatedrisk
c) Previousinspectionfindingsandcorrosionrates
d) Jurisdictionalrequirements
10. RBIcontributestothereductionofoveralllifecyclecostsby:
a) Usinglessexpensiveinspectiontechniques
b) Increasingthenumberofinternalinspections
c) Increasingthenumberofnonintrusiveinspections
d) Enhancingthepredictionoffailurecausedbydeteriorationmechanisms
11. Whichofthefollowingismostimportanttothesuccessofriskmitigationbyemergency
isolation?
a) Operationssurveillance
b) Chainwheeloperatedgatevalves
c) Firedelugesystems
d) Properisolationvalvelocations
12. Thesuitabilityandcurrentconditionofequipmentwithinthecurrentoperatingenvelopewill
determinethe:
a) Consequenceoffailure
b) Probabilityoffailure
c) Totalrisk
d) Likelihoodofrepair
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13. ForRBImethods,sensitivityanalysisis:
a) Employedonlywhentheriskmatrixindicatesthattheriskishigh
b) Normallyemployedtodeterminetheeffectsofthedominantfailuremechanismsforeach
pieceofequipmentstudied
c) Areviewofinputvariablesinariskcalculationtodeterminetheirinfluenceontherisk
calcualtion
d) Basedonstatisticalanalysisthatuseshistoricaldatagatheredfromaparticularfacilityto
developabetterunderstandingoftheriskvalue
14. Acomputerizeddatabaseis
a) Requiredforinspectionrecordkeeping
b) Necessaryforconductingtheriskanalysis
c) Importantforstewardingrecommendations
d) Necessaryforcategorizingtherisklevelsandriskrankings
15. Whichofthefollowingmaymakeittoreducesomeriskstoanacceptablelevel?
a) Laborcontracts
b) Costconstraints
c) Regulatoryrequirements
d) Productionneeds
16. Therisktoagivenfacility,processunit,system,equipmentitem,orcomponentascomparedto
asimilaritemisreferredtoas:
a) Absoluterisk
b) Relativerisk
c) Qualitativerisk
d) Quantitativerisk
17. AsamemberofanRBIassessmentteam,anequipmentinspectororinspectorspecialistis
responsiblefor:
a) Gatheringdataontheconditionandhistoryoftheequipment
b) DocumentingtheRBIassessment
c) Followinguptoensurethattheappropriateriskmitigationhasbeenimplemented
d) Assessingthetypesofdeteriorationmechanismsandtheirapplicabilityandseverity
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18. InRBI,whichofthefollowingisthetermforaneventatafacilitythatiscausedbysomething
beyondthedirectorindirectcontrolofemployees?
a) Indeterminateevent
b) Externalevent
c) Unassignedevent
d) Relativeriskevent
19. Residualriskisdefinedasthe:
a) Acceptableriskthresholddeterminedbythesiteriskmanagementprocess
b) RiskidentifiedafterRBIanalysis
c) Riskthatremainsafterinspection
d) Riskthatremainsaftermitigation
20. WhichtypeofRBItypicallyrequiresthemostdetailedinformationanddataformodels?
a) Quantitative
b) Semiquantitative
c) Qualitative
d) Semiqualitative
21. Inspectorsandinspectionengineerstypicallyreducetheriskassociatedwithdeterioration
mechanismsbyreducing:
a) Onlytheprobabilityoffailure
b) Primarilytheconsequenceoffailure
c) Boththeprobabilityandconsequenceoffailure
d) Theintervalsbetweeninspections
22. Theaccuracyofresultsfromaqualitativeanalysisdependson:
a) Thediscretevaluesoftheinputdata
b) Whetheritisperformedbyanowner/useroranonowner/user
c) Thebackgroundandexpertiseoftheanalyst
d) Theintegrationofthedetailedassessments
23. Theremovalofdeadlegsisanexampleof:
a) Modifyingtheprocess
b) Mitigatingtheprobabilityoffailure
c) Modifyingphysicaldesign
d) Mitigatingtheconsequenceoffailure
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24. IntheRBIprocess,internalinspection
a) Isthepreferredmethodofinspection
b) Mayactuallyincreasetherisktoanitem
c) Eliminatestheneedforexternalinspections
d) Isworththeadditionalcost
25. AnRBIinspectionplanshouldspecifythe:
a) Type,scope,andtimingofinspection
b) Riskrankingofeachpieceofequipment
c) Deteriorationmechanismsandanticipatedfailuremodes
d) Probabilityoffailurebeforemitigation
26. Whenriskacceptabilitycriteriaarebeingestablished,itisgenerallyrecognizedthat
a) Everyfailurewillleadtoanundesirableincidentofseriousconsequence
b) Someincidentsofseriousconsequencehaveveryhighprobabilities
c) Everyfailurewillleadtosomeundesirableconsequence
d) Noteveryfailurewillleadtoanundesirableincidentofseriousconsequence
27. WhichofthefollowingisamethodologythatwillincreasetheprecisionofanRBIprogram?
a) Ahighlevelofconfidenceinallpreviousinspectiontechniques
b) Identifyingandassessingallprobabledeteriorationmechanisms
c) Theuseofhighqualitydataandknowledgeablepersonnel
d) Aquantitativeassessmentapproachthatuseslogicandphysicalmodels
28. AllofthefollowingareessentialelementsofaRBIprogramexcept:
a) Documentedmethodofmanagingriskthroughinspectionandmitigationactivities
b) Managementsystemformaintainingdocumentationand
c) Processhazardanalysistoverifytheadequacyofdesign
d) Documentedmethodofdeterminingfailureprobabilityandconsequence
29. Whichofthefollowingisamajordeteriorationmechanismcategoryinthehydrocarbonand
chemicalindustry?
a) Mechanicaldamage
b) Brittlefracture
c) Materialthickness
d) Welddefect
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30. TheRBImethodologyisintendedto:
a) Complimentothersafetyinitiatives
b) Replacemechanicalintegrityprograms
c) Replaceoverlyrestrictiveregulatoryrequirements
d) Replaceintrusiveinspections
31. Inspectionactivitieshelptomanageriskby
a) Mitigatingrisk
b) Reducinguncertainty
c) Identifyingrisk
d) Indentifyingdeteriorationmechanisms
32. InanRBIassessment,thepurposeofestablishingoperationalboundariesisto
a) Identifykeyprocessparametersthatmayimpactdeterioration
b) Avoidunanticipateddeterioration
c) Excludenonnormaloperatinganomalies
d) Ensurethataunitoperateswithinanacceptabledesignenvelope
33. TheplanresultingfromadetaileddescriptionofanRBIassessmentforeachpieceofequipment
willspecify:
a) Proposedmitigationplans
b) Consequenceandprobabilityoffailure
c) Timingofinspections
d) Risklevelsbeforeinspection
34. Identificationofdeteriorationmechanisms,susceptibilities,andfailuremodesis
a) EssentialtothequalityandeffectivenessofanRBIanalysis
b) ThefirststepintheRBIprocess
c) Analternativewhengoodinspectiondataislacking
d) OneofthemostimportantoutputsofanRBIassessment
35. Whichofthefollowingisnotanexpressionoffrequency?
a) Failuresperrun
b) Smallholeleaksperyear
c) Lowrate
d) Failuresperyear
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36. Ifthescopeofanassessmentisamultiunitfacility,thenthefirststepintheapplicationofRBIis
a) Screeningprocessunitstorankrelativerisks
b) Collectingdataandinformationoneachprocessunit
c) Establishingtheoperatingboundariesoftheequipment
d) SelectingthetypeandlevelofRBIassessmenttobeconducted
37. Inwhichofthefollowingsituationsisthereusuallyapotentialriskmanagementthrough
inspection?
a) Riskisdominatedbyconsequence
b) Deteriorationmechanismishighcyclefatiguecracking
c) Riskisdominatedbyprobability
d) Failuresareeventdriven
38. Consequenceisdefinedas:
a) Outcomeofanevent
b) Failureofpressureequipment
c) Anegativeevent
d) Occurrenceofaparticularsetofcircumstances
39. Inspectionoptimizationis:
a) Thenextgenerationofinspectionprogramsaftertimebasedandconditionbased
inspection
b) Thepointatwhichadditionalinspectionbeginstoshowadiminishingreductionofrisk
c) ContinuousimprovementoftheRBIprogramwithriskreassessmentforchangingconditions
d) Thelowestpossibletotalcostforaninspectionprogram
40. Withregardtoenvironmentalconsequences,theRBIprogramtypicallyfocuseson:
a) Carcinogenicagents
b) Chronicrisks
c) Acuterisks
d) Longtermrisks
41. TheRBIprocessisexpressedto:
a) Calculatearisklevelforeverypieceofpressureequipmentinaplant
b) Establishanacceptablerisklevelfortheselectedinspection,repair,orreplacementactivity
c) Determinelinkageofriskswithappropriateinspectionorotherriskmitigationactivities
d) Presentallriskmanagementactivitiesforreducinglikelihoodandconsequenceoffailure
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42. Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofafailuremode?
A) Lossofstrength
B) Asmallhole
C) Fatiguedamage
D) Chloridestresscorrosion
43. Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutriskmitigationactivitiesiscorrect?
a) Allmethodsreducethemagnitudeofconsequenceortheprobabilityoffailure
b) Inspectionisnotalwaysthemostcosteffectivemethod
c) Themostimportantmethodisequipmentrepairandreplacement
d) Inspectionisthemostcosteffectivemethod
44. ThetimeframeoverwhichanRBIanalysisisapplicableshould:
a) Bebasedonlyonthetimedependenceofdeteriorationmechanisms
b) Bedefinedandcapturedinthefinaldocumentation
c) Beconsideredintheanalysisbutnotincludedinthefinaldocumentation
d) Notbeallowedtoundulyinfluencethetrackingandmanagementofrisk
45. Analysisoftheprobabilityoffailureshouldaddress:
a) Potentialforadverseconsequencesresultingfromarelease
b) Failuremodesthatwillleadtothehighestconsequence
c) Alldeteriorationmechanismstowhichtheequipmentissusceptible
d) Anythingthatmightcauseareleaseofhazardoussubstances
46. WithregardtoinitialassumptionsinanRBIanalysis,whichofthefollowingstatementsis
correct?
a) Consequenceandprobabilityestimatesthataretooconservativecanresultinunnecessary
calculatedrisk
b) Consequenceandprobabilityestimatesthataremoreconservativewillresultinless
intrusiveinspections
c) Consequenceandprobabilityestimateswillbenecessarytomeetregulatoryrequirements
d) Conservativeconsequenceandprobabilityestimatesresultinimprovedregulatory
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47. Riskmanagementthroughinspectionsmayhavelittleornoeffectinsituationsinvolving:
a) Newequipmentwithunknowncorrosionrates
b) Lowconsequenceoffailure
c) Alongtimebetweenonsetofdeteriorationandfinalfailure
d) Instantaneousfailurerelatedtooperatingconditions
48. Oneofthefactorsindeterminingtheprobabilityoffailurecausedbydeteriorationisthe:
a) Uncertaintyofprocessoperations
b) Maximumallowableworkingpressure
c) Likelihoodofrupture
d) Rateofdeterioration
49. Riskisdefinedasthecombinationofthe:
a) Probabilityoffailureandprobabilityofconsequences
b) Probabilityofaneventanditsconsequences
c) Lossofcontainment
d) Probabilityoffailurefromidentifieddeteriorationmechanisms
50. KeyelementsofanRBIprograminclude:
a) Identificationofequipmentthatdoesnotrequireinspectionorothermeansofreducingthe
likelihoodoffailure
b) Anoverallreductioninriskforthefacilitiesandallequipmentassessed
c) Anacceptanceandunderstandingoftheriskforeachitembeforeandafterinspection
d) Managementsystemsformaintainingdocumentation,personnelqualifications,data
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