Process plants today face various challenges that can impact their productivity, efficiency, product quality, safety, integrity, and security. A well-structured alarm management system can help address these issues, while a poorly designed system can lead to serious consequences and become a burden to plant operators and other personnel. This Energy training course is designed for plant personnel dealing with these challenges and aims to teach them best practices in alarm management through real-world examples and tools. Participants will leave the course with not only a better understanding of alarm management principles but also a set of practical techniques, procedures, and tools to optimize alarm systems and enhance the productivity, efficiency, safety, quality, integrity, and security of their operations.
This Alarm Management training course will cover:
- Reviewing P&ID Diagrams, Process Control, and Process Safeguarding
- Alarm Management Principles and Alarm Philosophy
- Alarm Identification and Rationalization
- Alarm Design, Implementation, Operation, and Maintenance
- Monitoring and Assessing Alarm Performance
- Hands-on Tools for Alarm Rationalization, Design, Implementation, and Operation
By the conclusion of this Alarm Management training course, you will be able to:
- Grasp the core principles of Alarm Management and Alarm Philosophy
- Implement procedures for Alarm Rationalization
- Execute procedures for the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of alarms
- Monitor and assess alarm performance effectively
- Use hands-on tools to apply Alarm Management procedures
This Alarm Management training course has been designed for both novice and experienced engineers, operators, and technicians. The training methodology is a combination of Instructor presentations and case studies. This is followed by a series of videos involving the main course topics. This is complemented by Instructor led hands-on practicals using tools for alarm rationalization, design, implementation, operation and maintenance, performance monitoring and assessment. Throughout the Energy training course, delegates will learn through active participation using the tools followed by review exercises and questionnaires of each major topic.
Upon returning to their workplace, delegates will gain the following benefits:
- Engage in specialized training that enhances their understanding of alarm management alongside instrumentation, process control, and safeguarding.
- Gain comprehensive knowledge on utilizing alarm management as an added layer of protection.
- Become well-versed in a range of alarm management procedures.
- Participate in practical exercises, drills, and workshops to apply their learning.
- Network and exchange insights with other delegates.
Upon returning to their workplace, delegates will gain the following benefits:
- Engage in specialized training that enhances their understanding of alarm management alongside instrumentation, process control, and safeguarding.
- Gain comprehensive knowledge on utilizing alarm management as an added layer of protection.
- Become well-versed in a range of alarm management procedures.
- Participate in practical exercises, drills, and workshops to apply their learning.
- Network and exchange insights with other delegates.
This Alarm Management training course should be of interest to a wide range of professionals interested in learning and applying alarm management for improving the productivity, efficiency, product quality, safety, integrity, and security of their processes.
This Energy training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Automation, Chemical, and Process Engineers
- Installation and Maintenance Technicians
- Instrumentation and Control Engineers
- Process Operators
- Production and Project Managers
- Other Professionals who want a better understanding of the subject matter
Day One: Introduction to Alarm Management and a Review of P&ID and Process Control Safeguarding
- What is Alarm Management?
- Main standards for Alarm Management: ISA 18.2, EEMUA 191, IEC 62682
- Review of P & ID Diagrams
- Review of Process Control Systems, BPCS
- Review of Process Control Safeguarding
- Hazard Analysis
- Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
- Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
- Safeguarding Examples
- Alarm Management as a layer of LOPA
- Benefits of Alarm Management
Day Two: Alarm Issues, Alarm Principles and Philosophy
- What is an Alarm?
- Alarm Issues
- Alarm Proliferation
- Nuisance Alarms
- Operator Overload
- Alarm Management Principles
- Alarm Management Philosophy
- Alarm Philosophy Document
- Alarm Management Lifecycle
- Alarm Identification
Day Three: Alarm Rationalization
- Alarm Objective Analysis
- Documenting Operator Response Time
- Assigning Alarm Priorities
- Classifying Alarms
- Defining Alarm Attributes
- Assessing the Need of Advanced Alarming
- Procedures and Configuration Examples
Day Four: Alarm Design, Implementation, Operation and Maintenance
- Basic Alarm Design
- Application of Alarm Deadband (hysteresis)
- Application of On / Off Delays
- Alarms and Interlocks
- SIS / ESD Alarms
- HMIs for Alarms
- Advanced Alarm Design: Dynamic Alarm Suppression
- Alarm System Testing
- Alarm Maintenance
- Alarm Dhelving
- Alarm Response Procedures
Day Five: Alarm Performance Monitoring and Assessment
- Alarm Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Alarm System Performance Reporting
- Alarm Analysis
- Annunciated Alarm Rate
- Alarm Floods
- Out of Service Alarms
- Chattering, Redundant, Shelved Alarms
- Alarm Reporting
- Alarm Audits
- Course Summary
