Alarm Management

2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-936007-55-4
Verlag: ISA

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Paperback, Gewicht: 504 g

In this second edition, Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide, various problems of alarm systems are covered with precise guidance on how they come about and how to effectively correct them. It is written by individuals with vast experience in the different plants, processes, and environments requiring effective alarm management. The second edition is filled with good examples and explanations of procedures, with practical lists and tips on how one should proceed. It is based on hundreds of successful projects.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hollifield, Bill R.

Habibi, Eddie

Weitere Mitwirkende

Pinto, Jim

Inhaltsverzeichnis

In Memoriam vii
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xxi
Introduction 1

1 Alarm Management Best Practices: Highly Condensed 5

2 The History and Nature of the Alarm Problem 11

3 How Do You Justify Alarm Management? 19

4 Common DCS and SCADA Alarm Display Capabilities—and Their Misuse 25

5 Control Capability 34

Step 1: The Alarm Philosophy 35

Step 2: Baseline and Benchmarking of Alarm System Performance 63

Step 3: Alarm Bad Actor Analysis and Solution 107

Step 4: Alarm Documentation and Rationalization (D&R) 127

Step 5: Alarm Auditing and Enforcement 157

Step 6: Advanced, Real-Time Alarm Solutions 165

Step 7: The Control and Maintenance of Alarm System Improvements 179

12 Understanding and Applying ANSI/ISA-18 2: Management of Alarms for the Process Industries 183

13 The Future of Alarm Management 199

Appendix
A The Death of the Lightbox 207
B Alarm Data Types 217
C An Example Alarm Philosophy 225
D Operator Effectiveness 235

References 253
Index of Terms 257

Über Autor(innen)

Bill R. Hollifield, PAS Principal Alarm Management and HMI Consultant.

Eddie Habibi, PAS Founder and CEO.