Table 2 Results of the first and second-time fuzzy Delphi of the effective factors.

From: Optimizing emergency shutdown system inspection, testing, and maintenance through the tool design and validation

Effective factors

Definite means of the first time

Definite mean of the second time

Difference

Status

Training

0.76

0.78

0.02

Confirmation

Communication

0.72

0.75

0.03

Confirmation

Planning

0.78

0.84

0.06

Confirmation

Monitoring

0.76

0.84

0.08

Confirmation

Standards, guidelines, and procedures

0.75

0.78

0.03

Confirmation

Documentation

0.76

0.78

0.02

Confirmation

Physical asset management

0.75

0.78

0.03

Confirmation

Hazard identification and risk management

0.78

0.84

0.06

Confirmation

Failure management

0.78

0.82

0.04

Confirmation

Equipment management and process safety critical tasks

0.76

0.79

0.03

Confirmation

Equipment and infrastructure age

0.73

0.74

0.01

Confirmation

New technologies and artificial intelligence

0.74

0.76

0.02

Confirmation

Operational discipline

0.82

0.84

0.02

Confirmation