Comply to Industry Standards with an Alarm Management Philosophy
Your alarm philosophy is the root of your alarm management system.
Creating an Alarm Philosophy Document (APD) establishes the basis for
your approach to alarm management and guides your strategies as a
long-lasting reference for sustained improvement. Producing an alarm
philosophy document is the first step to successful alarm management
projects.
Why Create an Alarm Philosophy?
Creating an Alarm Philosophy Document will help you establish and adhere
to rules for improving and managing the effectiveness of your alarm
systems, leading to an overall improvement in your alarms. An effective
APD covers all elements of an alarm program, including design principles,
key performance indicators, roles and responsibilities, alarm presentation
standards, alarm priority assignment, alarm system maintenance, management
of change and escalation policies.
An alarm philosophy can help ensure you engineer your alarms to follow
industry best practices, standards and guidelines such as:
- EEMUA 191
- YA711
- NUREG 0700
- ISA-18.2
Customized to your specific plant situation, an APD enables:
- Reduced number, and ultimately, cost of abnormal situations
- Adherence to industry guidelines and regulations
- Improved process reliability and safety