Development of a Safety Certification Risk Assessment Framework for Spare parts Operations at Baker Hughes Company

The growing complexity of regulatory requirements and global supply chains has increased the importance of certification management activities within industrial organizations. In highly regulated sectors such as oil and gas, the timely availability of certification documentation represents a prerequisite for the shipment, installation and operation of numerous products and spare parts. However, certification-related issues are often identified during operational execution, limiting the possibility of proactive intervention and exposing organizations to delivery delays, shipment holds and business impacts. This thesis was developed within the OPEX certification management environment of Baker Hughes and focuses on the design of a structured certification risk management framework aimed at supporting the preventive identification of certification-related risks. The study began with the analysis of the existing certification management process, highlighting the absence of a formal risk assessment methodology and the predominantly reactive nature of current operations. To address these limitations, a risk assessment framework based on ISO 31000 risk management principles was developed. The framework evaluates future deliveries at Part Number level through the analysis of five risk categories: TRS Impact Not Tracked, Regulatory Risk, Supplier Criticality Risk, Supplier Deviation Risk and Supplier Responsiveness Risk. These risks are integrated into a structured risk evaluation model that combines predefined risk values with a delivery urgency factor in order to prioritize certification activities. The proposed solution introduces a preventive assessment phase upstream of certification retrieval activities and provides two complementary monitoring perspectives: an Execution View supporting operational prioritization and an Overview View supporting managerial monitoring of certification risk exposure. In addition, a phased implementation roadmap is proposed, including pilot deployment, framework validation and future integration into standard OPEX certification management activities. The results of this work demonstrate how a structured risk assessment methodology can improve visibility of certification-related threats, support resource prioritization and facilitate the transition from reactive issue management to preventive risk management. The proposed framework represents a practical and scalable solution capable of improving the effectiveness of certification management activities within Baker Hughes OPEX operations.