This document discusses alarm management basics and building an effective alarm management system. It recommends using process knowledge, risk analysis, past experiences, LOPA, and HAZOP to understand process behavior and formulate appropriate alarms. Standards like EEMUA 191, ISA 18.2, and IEC 62682 should be followed, with goals of less than 1-2 alarms per minute, 6 per hour, and 144 per day. Alarms should be assigned based on normal, abnormal, and tolerance values. Any alarm changes require change management. Benefits of effective alarm management include operators focusing on priority alarms without panic and better process focus.

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Basics on Alarm Management

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Basic Alarm Management
One Mind  1 Vision  n number of Alarms
How Many Actions to Do
Alarm fatigue

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Building a Good Alarm Management System
Alarm Assignment
LOPA
(Layers of Protection
Analysis)
HAZOP
(Hazardous &
Operability)
Process Knowledge
Process Risks
Analysis
Past Experiences
Is essential to understand
how the Process behaves
and when what will Happen
Risk assessment looks at the
whole process and asks what
could happen overall, what
would the consequence be and
how likely is it. Validate the
Process considering a very
broader aspect like
Environment ,Legal, logistics
etc. apart from process
Helps as a vital input in
formulating the Alarms like
practical response time etc.
Hazop looks at
consequences but assumes
that the event in question
has happened followed by
LOPA and used for analyzing
the hazards in a process and
segregating the alarms
based on Frequency
,Severity etc. with mitigation
plans, .
Based on all the
methodologies we need to
assign the respective
Alarms in Control Systems.

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Building a Good Alarm Management System
Alarm Assignment
LOPA
(Layers of Protection
Analysis)
HAZOP
(Hazardous &
Operability)
Process Knowledge
Process Risks
Analysis
Past Experiences
Implementation Process

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LOPA
Focus

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Implementation Process of Alarm Management System

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What Standards we need to Follow and Good Practice
EEMUA 191
ISA 18.2
IEC 62682
1.Average Alarms per Minute : <= 1 or 2
2.Average Alarms per Hour : <=6 nos.
3.Average Alarms per Day :<= 144 nos.
Behavior of Alarms during Process should be Monitored and Analyzed as a
Lifecycle
Ideal statistics for Alarm Occurrence

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Tips on Assigning Alarms
Assign Alarms Values as Below based on a typical Process
Normal Operating Temperature: 100 Deg C
Abnormal Temperature 105 Deg C
Tolerance Temperature 102 Deg C
• Our Control should be Set at 100 Deg C -SP
• Out Interlock Activation for containing the Temperature in
control limits 102 Deg C
• Alarm 1st Level Action at 105 Deg C Ideally should never reach
this temperature unless there is a Runaway reaction.

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Alarm Life Cycle Management
Any Changes in Alarms should follow a Change Management Process

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Advantage of Alarm Management Implementation
1. Operator can focus on the alarms as per priority.
2. No unnecessary Panic being created in the Control Room
3. Better focus on the Process Activities by operator

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