Fundamentos de gestão de ativos aplicados à inspeção não intrusiva de equipamentos NR-13 em um terminal de derivados de petróleo

Abstract

In a competitive business scenario, it is imperative to include in the strategic planning of a company the objective of reducing costs and mitigating accident risks. The recent revision of NR-13 allows the postponement of internal inspections on vessels, following well-defined requirements, using non-intrusive inspection (INI). This revision of the standard brought an opportunity for financial gain and reduction of risk exposure, mainly by avoiding operational shutdown of equipment and systems. However, being a new technology, it is necessary to analyze its advantages and define if its application is really viable for each case, developing metrics and analysis tools. This work addresses this opportunity in a oil terminal, from the perspective of asset management, specifically using the concepts and requirements of the set of NBR ISO 5500x standards. The asset chosen for the analysis is a pressure vessel, which is also common for other branches of industry. Financial aspects of the use of INI are analyzed and comparisons are made with the stop for internal inspection without its use. The reduction of exposure to the risk of accident is also analyzed, through the man hour of exposure to risk, which has an expressive result. This work is also an initial discussion of the possible approaches, that must be taken só that new cutting-edge technologies, such as the one analyzed here, are demystified and in the future applied to industries in other branches and segments.