Alarm management for process control : a best-practice guide for design, implementation, and use of industrial alarm systems / Douglas H. Rothenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rothenberg, Douglas H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire alarms--Design and construction.

Fire alarms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (690 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Momentum Press, 2018.

Summary:

This book elevates alarm management from a fragmented collection ofprocedures, metrics, experiences, and trial-and-error, to the level of a technologydiscipline. It provides a complete treatment of best practices in alarm management. The technology and approaches found here provide the opportunity to completelyunderstand the what, the why, and the how of successful alarm systems. No modern industrial enterprise, particularly in such areas as chemicalprocessing, can operate without a secure and reliable infrastructure of alarms andcontrols-they are an integral part of all production management and controlsystems. Improving alarm management is an effective way to provide operatorswith high-value support and guidance to successfully manage industrial plantoperations. Readers will find: Recommendations and guidelines are developed from fundamental conceptsto provide powerful technical tools and workable approaches; Alarms are treated as indicators of abnormal situations, not simply sensorreadings that might be out of position; Alarm improvement is intimately linked to infrastructure management, including the vital role of plant maintenance to alarm management, theneed to manage operators' charter to continue to operate during abnormalsituations vs. cease operation, and the importance of situation awarenesswithout undue reliance upon alarms. The ability to appreciate technical issues is important, but this book requiresno previous specific technical, educational, or experiential background. The style and content are very accessible to a broad industrial audiencefrom board operator to plant manager. All critical tasks are explainedwith workflow processes, examples, and insight into what it all means.Alternatives are offered everywhere to enable users to tailor-make solutionsto their particular sites.

Contents:

Cover

About the Author

Contents

Figures

Tables

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Second Edition Preface

Credits

Introduction

Part I: The Alarm Management Problem

Chapter 1: Meet Alarm Management

Chapter 2: Abnormal Situations

Chapter 3: Strategy for Alarm Improvement

Chapter 4: Alarm Performance

Part II: The Alarm Management Solution

Chapter 5: Permission to Operate

Chapter 6: Alarm Philosophy

Chapter 7: Rationalization

Chapter 8: Enhanced Alarm Methods

Part III: Implementing Alarm Management

Chapter 9: Implementation

Chapter 10: Life Cycle Management

Chapter 11: Project Development

Chapter 12: Situation Awareness

Appendix 1: Definitions of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms

Appendix 2: Review of Alarm Management Standards, Guidelines, and Best Practices

Appendix 3: Operator Alarm Usefulness Questionnaire

Appendix 4: Alarm Philosophy from Honeywell European Users

Appendix 5: Overview of Alarm Management for Process Control

Appendix 6: Alarm Response Sheet

Appendix 7: Metrics and Key Performance Indicators

Appendix 8: Alarm Management Pioneers

Appendix 9: Qualitative Risk Method for Priority Assignment

Appendix 10: Manufacturing Modalities and Alarm Management

Appendix 11: Notifications Management

Index

Backcover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781947083356

194708335X