1810
Alarm Management
Applying the ISA-18.2 Alarm Management Lifecycle
Turn alarms into actionable information.
Build practical capabilities to define, rationalize, design, and sustain industrial alarm systems.
Course overview
Purpose. Practice. Value.
Critical operating conditions, accidents, and safety and environmental incidents highlight the need for a deeper understanding of process behavior and operating states. An effective alarm system helps identify deviations and state changes so operators, engineers, administrators, and management can make informed decisions and keep operations within defined normal ranges.
This supports efforts to avoid significant impacts on safety, the environment, costs, final product quality, and production constraints. In this context, the ISA SP18 committee developed good practices defining criteria and guidance for alarm administration. ANSI/ISA-18.2 provides an alarm management methodology that must be coordinated with operations and management of change to sustain effectiveness and performance over time.
Course at a glance
Course code1810
Duration16 hours
StandardISA-18.2
ProgramPlant Management
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Course objective
Understand the main activities and requirements of the Alarm Management Lifecycle in ANSI/ISA-18.2-2016 for the development, design, installation, and administration of industrial process alarm systems.
What you will be able to do.
- Develop an alarm management philosophy.
- Identify alarms.
- Rationalize alarms, including classification and prioritization.
- Design basic alarms.
- Determine when advanced alarm techniques should be used.
- Document alarms for operations.
- Design reports to monitor and evaluate alarm system performance.
- Manage changes to alarm systems.
Detailed course syllabus
Six topic areas focused on practical industrial alarm management.
01
Introduction
- Introduction to the course.
- Historical perspective on alarm system design.
- Accident history related to alarm management.
- Importance of alarm management.
- Principles, guides, standards, and good practices.
- Alarm system management under ISA-18.2-2016.
02
Alarm philosophy and identification
- Alarm philosophy and alarm identification.
03
Alarm rationalization
- Preparing for alarm rationalization.
- Alarm justification.
- Alarm prioritization.
- Alarm classification.
04
Alarm design
- Alarm states.
- Alarm types.
- Configuration and deadband.
- Alarm timing and messages.
05
Alarm system implementation
- HMI design.
- Alarm displays.
- Available alarm management solutions.
- Successful alarm system application examples.
06
Operations and maintenance
- Operational and maintenance considerations for alarm systems.
Learning that connects
with operations.
The course presents concepts and models for alarm management and applies these criteria to alarm philosophy development, alarm rationalization, basic alarm design, advanced alarm techniques, HMI design, performance monitoring and evaluation, and management of change. Participants explore the lifecycle activities and how they address common alarm system management problems.
Key benefits
- Learn good practices for improving alarm system performance.
- Explore methods for resolving common alarm management problems.
- Understand metrics for measuring alarm management success.
- Learn the standard requirements for managing alarm systems.
Who should attend?
Engineering personnel responsible for specifying, maintaining, or upgrading alarm systems; process, control, and operations engineering personnel working in industrial process plants.
Reference materials
ISA-18.2 standard; Alarm Identification, Rationalization and Design Playbook; Alarm Management Framework; Alarm Systems: A Guide to Design, Management and Procurement (EEMUA); manuals; technical articles and reports.
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