Risk Management and Analyses

The added value of Risk Based Asset Management (e.g. according to PAS55 or NTA 8120) can be broken down into a number of internal and external benefits.

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Internal

Optimisation of your asset management by:

Introducing the risk management cycle,
Creating a better alignment between crucial business processes,
Making the decision-making process transparent,
Focusing on issues that really matter.

In addition, it is an excellent base for a continuous improvement process.

External

The added value of certification vis-à-vis external parties is primarily the demonstrability of an optimally organised and therefore continuously improved asset management process and control of your physical business assets.
Supervisory parties accept PAS 55 and NTA 8120 as a suitable base for a risk management system for your assets and consequently adapt supervision activities accordingly in the case of certified companies.

New regulations for pipeline operators

The Dutch decree on external pipeline safety (Besluit externe veiligheid buisleidingen or Bevb) imposes obligations on operators of pipelines for transporting hazardous substances.
The technical and organisational duty of care is explicitly specified in the Bevb decree (article 4).
The NTA 8000 technical agreement clarifies which management practices are seen as normal and necessary in accordance with standards of reasonableness (explanatory note in relation to Bevb, article 4).
The supervisory party accepts the methodology of NTA 8000 and applies it as an assessment framework.

The consequences for pipeline operators are as follows

Pipeline operators must be able to demonstrate that they comply with their duty of care.
They can do so using the system described in the NTA 8000 technical agreement.
The requirements with which a risk management system (RMS) must demonstrably comply are central elements within this technical agreement.

Services provided by Kiwa Technology

Advice on asset management issues.
Performance of gap analyses (zero measurements).
Implementation of Risk Management Systems.
Coordination of NTA 8000 implementation.
Creation of risk management plans

Target Groups

Pipeline management authority
Pipeline operator
Gas, Electricity or Thermal Power network operator
Person responsible for installation
Network management department
Asset manager
Asset specialist
Risk specialist
HSE manager
HSE specialist

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