HNTEc HSSE Maintaining Asset Integrity

Which of the following is a key aspect of Asset Integrity?

• Cost reduction

• Employee training

• Risk management

• Customer satisfaction

Answer explanation

Risk management is a crucial factor for asset integrity for several reasons, especially in sectors where assets are critical for operations, safety, and sustainability.

What is the primary goal of Process Safety?

• Preventing major accidents with energy release

• Maximizing profits

• Enhancing employee satisfaction

• Minimizing routine maintenance

Refuge and Evacuation, as a component of Asset Integrity, involves:

• Enhancing employee training programs

• Proactive maintenance activities

• Maximizing routine maintenance tasks

• Providing safe areas and evacuation plans for personnel during emergencies

What is the primary concern of Well Integrity within Asset Integrity Management?

• Maximizing profits from well operations

• Ensuring the reliability and integrity of wells

• Employee satisfaction

• Ignoring routine maintenance needs

Which of the following is an example of a Safety Critical Element (SCE)?

• Fire and gas detectors

• Employee training programs

• Maximizing profits

• Routine maintenance planning

What is the consequence of the failure of a Safety Critical Element (SCE)?

• Routine maintenance efficiency

• Enhanced employee satisfaction

• Could cause or contribute to a major accident

• Maximizing financial value

How does an Emergency Shutdown Valve contribute to Asset Integrity?

• By preventing employee training needs

• By maximizing routine maintenance tasks

• By ignoring potential risks

• By shutting down processes in emergency situations to prevent accidents

What is the primary function of a Pressure Relief Valve in Asset Integrity?

• Maximizing routine maintenance tasks

• Ignoring potential risks

• Controlling or limiting pressure in a system to prevent process upsets or failures

• Enhancing employee satisfaction

What is the primary purpose of a Fire and Gas Detection System in the oil and gas/petrochemical industry?

• Providing the earliest possible warning of the outbreak of fire

• Maximizing financial value

• Ignoring potential risks

• Enhancing routine maintenance efficiency

Which Safety Critical Equipment is used to extinguish fires and includes items like fire extinguishers and fire hose reels?

• Pressure Relief Valve

• Fire Fighting Equipment

• Emergency Shutdown Systems

• Fire and Gas Detection System