Research Article

Risk Identification and Quantitative Evaluation Method for Asset Integrity Management of Offshore Platform Equipment and Facilities

Table 3

Evaluation criteria of the failure probability ().

Quantitative scoreFrequency descriptionExplain

5Very high(1) The failure is likely to happen.
(2) Annual occurrence probability (>10−2).
(3) Records or experience in the industry shows that it has occurred in 0.5 years.

4High(1) The failure is likely to happen.
(2) Annual occurrence probability (10−3~10−2).
(3) Records or experience in the industry shows that it has occurred in 0.5~2 years.

3Secondary(1) The failure can happen.
(2) Annual occurrence probability (10−4~10−3).
(3) Records or experience in the industry shows that it has occurred in 2~7 years.

2Low(1) The failure may not happen.
(2) Annual occurrence probability (10−5~10−4).
(3) Records or experience in the industry shows that it has occurred in 7~15 years.

1Very low(1) The failure will hardly happen.
(2) Annual occurrence probability (<10−5).
(3) Records or experience in the industry shows that it has not occurred in 15 years.