How to Implement Alarm Rationalization in Your Plant

Alarm systems are a key component of any plant automation system, but too often, plants suffer from improper alarm management, resulting in a flood of unactionable alarms and an information overload. This often causes the alarm system to backfire, setting the stage for missed malfunctions, dangerous accidents, costly shutdowns, and stressed operators.

This white paper discusses how to battle the alarm flood and ensure the right alarms are delivered and received at the right time by highlighting:

• How to use the ISA 18.2 standard as a guide to systematically develop an alarm rationalization process
• The benefits alarm rationalization can bring to your plant
• Five steps for getting started with alarm rationalization