Alarm Management Seven Effective Methods For Optimum Performance Hollifield by Hollifield, Bill R.; Habibi, Eddie 9781615835621, 9781934394007, 9781934394366, 1615835628, 1934394009, 193439436X instant download after payment.

This comprehensive resource combines more than a decade of research with the experiences of many alarm management professionals to bring you field-proven methodologies that have helped industrial plants around the world improve their alarm management systems. This book describes how properly designed and maintained alarm systems can drastically help improve plant safety, reliability, and profitability. Using seven effective methods, the authors explain how you can improve the performance of your alarm systems, including benchmarking an alarm system performance against industry best practices, developing an alarm philosophy document, rationalizing alarms, and applying real-time alarm management optimization strategies. Whatever the nature of your alarm systems, you will find this book a necessary part of your operational excellence and other business improvement initiatives.
Content:
Front Matter
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
Introduction
• Table of Contents
1. Alarm Management Best Practices: Highly Condensed
2. The History and Nature of the Alarm Problem
• 3. How Do You Justify Alarm Management?
4. What Should Be an Alarm?
• 5. Creating an Alarm Philosophy
6. DCS Alarm Display Capabilities
7. Baseline and Benchmarking of Alarm System Performance
8. Monitoring and Reporting Alarm System Performance
9. Alarm Documentation and Rationalization (D&R)
10. Real-Time Alarm Handling Methods
11. The Death of the Lightbox
12. Specific Alarm Design Considerations
13. Common Alarm Problems and How to Solve Them
• 14. Management of Change of Alarm Systems
15. The Future of Alarm Management
Appendices
• References
Index