Operator Involvement Low in Setting Alarm Management Policy

Unfortunately, this is not the case.

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>> Are operators at your facility engaged in alarm management and system specification?

Kevin Patel, project manager and automation engineer at CDM, an environmental services engineering company in Dallas, Texas, says, “I am currently working in the water/wastewater industry and the simple answer here is no. I think all facilities recognize that there is a problem, but it is difficult for them to line up the resources to give alarm management the attention that is needed. When it comes to available resources or the additional funding needed, a cost vs. benefit analysis needs to be provided. The decision makers for funding don’t usually see the problems with alarm management, as they may never be in the facility.”

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Granier adds that operators are not always involved in the process because “factors like safety and fixed asset protection are commonly overlooked by operators, since they are concerned with production variables. Operators are a good feedback source when it comes to trimming the alarm management process, but you also have to incorporate the maintenance and safety folks.”

Offering advice on a helpful alarm management resource, Joe Kaulfersch, market analyst at Pepperl + Fuchs, Cleveland, Ohio, suggests that engineers and operators check out the book “Alarm Management for Process Control” by Douglas Rothenberg. Kaulfersch says it is the most complete book he has read on the subject.

“How many times have you experienced an alarm storm? What do you do first? This book explains how to design an efficient system that is manageable,” Kaulfersch says. “It is well-written and very easy to read. Any technical person from a technician to plant manager must read this book.”

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