Open AccessOptimized Planning and Scheduling of Pressure Equipment Inspections at Comah Establishments.
Author(s) -
Bragatto Paolo Angelo,
Gi Maria Grazia,
Vallerotonda Maria Rosaria
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of konbin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2083-4608
pISSN - 1895-8281
DOI - 10.2478/v10040-008-0062-2
Subject(s) - scheduling (production processes) , risk analysis (engineering) , reliability engineering , engineering , legislation , hazard analysis , operations management , computer science , business , political science , law
Optimized Planning and Scheduling of Pressure Equipment Inspections at Comah Establishments. In a process establishment, where the legislation on the control of major accidents hazard (COMAH) is enforced, the operator's duties include the implementation of a Safety Management System, which addresses all the procedures significant for safety. A critical issue of the SMS is the planning and the scheduling of mechanical integrity inspections on pressure equipment. This is due to high number of components — including pipes, unfired and fired vessels, pumps and valves, — which could require different technical and organization procedures for testing or inspection. Usually, mechanical integrity inspections may request higher resource use than other safety related activities. The paper presents a model for inspection planning and scheduling, in order to integrate safety issues with other technical and economical issues.