Use of reliability technology in the process industry

Reliability analysis has been established as a useful tool for risk analysis and the design of safety systems. During the past ten years use of advanced methods for optimal maintenance and process control based on reliability technology has been introduced. Lack of data has been a problem, but even more important has been the reluctance of personnel involved with regard to implementation of these methods. One reason for this is the complexity of the models and methods presented. In the future more emphasis should be put on the solving of problems as experienced by the industry. The following are proposed to encourage the use of reliability technology: • cooperation with industry; x02022; on specific problems as experienced by the industry rather than system modelling; x02022; pment of simple methods to be applied by the people who own the problem.