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Management of Alarm Systems (IC39)

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Management of Alarm Systems (IC39) focuses on the key alarm management lifecycle activities as outlined in ISA's standard, ANSI/ISA18.2, Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries. The activities include alarm philosophy development, alarm rationalization, basic alarm design, advanced alarm techniques, human machine interface (HMI) design for alarms, monitoring, assessment, management of change (MoC) and audits.

In addition to alarm management activities, participants learn to identify and address common issues with alarm systems. 

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Classroom (IC39)

Length: 2 days
CEU Credits: 1.4

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Virtual Classroom (IC39V)

Length: 2 days
CEU Credits: 1.4

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Self-Paced Modular (IC39M)

Length: 9 modules
CEU Credits: 0.5

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Learning Objectives

  • Develop an alarm management philosophy
  • Identify alarms
  • Rationalize alarms, including classification and prioritization
  • Design basic alarms
  • Determine when advance alarm techniques should be used
  • Document alarms for operations
  • Design reports for monitoring and assessment of alarm system performance
  • Manage changes to alarm systems
  • Audit alarm systems

Topics Covered

  • The business case for alarm management
  • Common alarm system problems
  • Alarm management lifecycle
  • Philosophy
  • Identification
  • Rationalization
  • Basic alarm design
  • Advanced alarm design
  • HMI design for alarms
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Maintenance
  • Monitoring and assessment
  • MoC
  • Audit
  • Starting points for alarm management
  • Sustaining alarm management

Exercises

Philosophy development

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