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API 580 - EXAMPREP QUESTIONS
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The work product of the RBI assessment and management approach are plans that
address ways to manage risks. This is called:
A. An Equipment Plan
B. A Sensitivity Analysis
C. A Risk Management Plan
D. A total Risk Assessment - Answers-A
RBI is a substitute for:
A. Process Hazards Analysis (PHA)
B. Hazards and operability Study (HAZOP)
C. Mechanical Integrity (MI) Programs
D. None of the Above - Answers-D
Which of the following is not true concerning implementation of RBI implementation
plans to manage risks on an equipment level?
A. RBI will identify equipment that does not require inspection of some other form of
mitigation because of the acceptable level of risk associated with the equipment's
current operation
B. Required inspection activities will reduce the consequence of failure
C. It will provide an acceptance/understanding of the current risk level
D. It will result in an overall reduction in risk for the facilities and/or equipment -
Answers-B
RBI could be expanded to include failures other than loss of containment. Examples of
other failures and failure modes are:
A. Pressure relief devices (plugging, fouling, nonactivation)
B. Instrument and control systems
,C. Structural Systems
D. Machinery Components - Answers-A
In RBI terms, this is known as "the source of harm":
A. Hazard
B. Source
C. Hazardous Chemical
D. Toxic Chemical - Answers-A
Terms of reference by which the significance of risk is assessed. This may include
associated cost and benefits, legal and statutory requirements, socio-economic and
environmental aspects and other inputs to the assessment:
A. Risk Avoidance
B. Risk Criteria
C. Risk Identification
D. Quantitative Risk - Answers-B
What does the acronym BLEVE stand for?
A. Brine Levels Expand Vapor Equilibrium
B. Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
C. Below Estimated Value Earnings
D. Basic Limitations External to a Vessel Examination - Answers-B
According to API RP 580, failure is defined as which one of the following?
A. Loss of toxic material
B. Loss of life
C. Loss of hazardous material
D. Loss of containment - Answers-D
Risk can be calculated, mathematically, using which of the following formula?
A. Risk= Certainty x Consequence
B. Risk= Probability+ Consequence
C. Risk = Certainty + Consequence
D. Risk= Probability x Consequence - Answers-D
Risk management plans should be adjusted on what frequency?
A. Annually
B. As new data becomes available
C. When operational changes are made
D. Once every six months - Answers-B
RBI is based on sound, proven risk assessment and management principles. However,
RBI will not compensate for the following except:
A. Not completely implementing plans of risk reduction
B. Lack of experienced and knowledgeable personnel or teamwork
C. Excess corrosion rates or materials in cracking environments
,D. Inaccurate or missing information - Answers-C
Typically, PHA focus on which one of the following?
A. The mechanical integrity related damage mechanisms
B. Risk management through inspections
C. Process unit design and operating practices and their adequacy.
D. Understanding failure modes, addressing the modes and therefore improving
reliability - Answers-C
Occurrence of a particular set of circumstances. This may be certain or uncertain.
A. Fault
B. Risk
C. Hazard
D. Event - Answers-D
Loss of containment is commonly described as?
A. Loss of toxic material to the environment.
B. Loss of any material from a PSM covered facility.
C. Loss of fluid to the environment
D. Loss of vapor to the environment - Answers-C
This is a orderly decision to accept the combination of the probability of an event and its
consequence. It depends on risk criteria.
A. ISO line
B. Risk Acceptance
C. Risk Avoidance
D. Risk Communication - Answers-B
Any individual or organization that may perceive itself to be affected by the risk.
A. Owner
B. Process Owner
C. Risk Evaluator
D. Stakeholder - Answers-D
RBI will not compensate for:
A. Inaccurate or missing information
B. Corrosion mechanisms
C. Qualified personnel
D. Sound engineering - Answers-A
The primary work product of the RBI assessment are:
A. Plans that address ways to manage risk
B. Development of a risk matrix'
C. Risk Reduction
D. Cost Reduction - Answers-A
, Focusing on a smaller set of data should result in which of the following?
A. Inaccurate information
B. More accurate information
C. Increased number of failures
D. No appreciable effect on the RBI Inspection program - Answers-B
Utilization of RBI provides a vehicle for continuously improving the inspection of facilities
and systematically reducing the risk associated with which of the following?
A. Hazard and operability assessment.
B. Improper repair activity.
C. Pressure boundary failures .
D. Severe consequences - Answers-C
Risk management plans should be adjusted on what frequency?
A. Annually
B. As new data becomes available
C. Only when operational changes to equipment are made
D. Once every six months - Answers-B
RBI is an integrated management tool that addresses an area not fully addressed in
other organizational risk management efforts such as which of the following?
A. Process Safety Management (PSM) or Remaining Life Evaluation (RLE)
B. Process Hazards Analyses (PHA) or Remaining Life Evaluation (RLE)
C. Process Safety Management (PSM) or Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
D. PHA, Integrity Operating Window (IOW), or Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
- Answers-D
Damage tolerance is defined as which of the following?
A. Termination of the ability of a system, structure, or component to perform its required
function of containment of fluid
B. The amount of deterioration that a component can withstand without failure
C. A decision to accept a relative amount of deterioration.
D. An tool that characterizes potential accidents in a graphical manner - Answers-B
RBI represents:
A. A method to focus attention specifically on deterioration methods that are of unknown
consequences
B. The next generation of inspection approaches and interval setting
C. A method of basing decisions on the consequence of failure
D. A method of increasing the effectiveness of inspection reporting for vessels nearing
end of life - Answers-B
By using this process, some risks may be identified to be below the iso-risk line so that
no further action to lower risk is needed.
A. Risk Reduction
B. Risk Management
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