INDUSTRY INSIGHTS ARCHIVE

Author: David M. Rivers, E.I.T., Staff Engineer II

We’ve all heard the term “garbage in, garbage out.” When managing an inspection data management system (IDMS), it’s important to implement a quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) process to keep the data clean and optimized. In this article, you’ll read how E²G has leveraged its expertise with developing QA/QC processes and automated QA tools to help our clients raise the bar on IDMS data quality.

Author: Lawrence I. Cleland, RBI Group Head, Staff Engineer II

The purpose of RBI is to inspect all equipment and components as efficiently and targeted as possible; however, how do you perform RBI on an asset that will always call for inspection? In this article, you’ll read about an incredibly important and complex, although misunderstood, aspect of RBI — uninspectable risk. Lawrence Cleland provides a deep dive into uninspectable risk and discusses how to develop a well-considered asset management strategy to help you save money and reduce the number of unnecessary inspections.