警報管理

Alarm management is not just a project that has a start and end date; it's a continuous cycle. Once the alarm system has been reviewed and improvements have been identified, we must check that controls are in place to ensure the alarm system remains functional. The key is to ensure that the system is continuously monitored and any changes are fully documented. There are seven key steps for alarm management. Rationalization is one of those critical steps.

Summarizing the standard's 10 stages into four general tasks can simplify implementation and speed up the schedule.

Modern historians do much more than just store process data. They also provide analysis, reports, and valuable operational and business information.

March 2007

A widespread issue in manufacturing plants is alarm overload. As formerly independent systems are integrated for more effective operation by fewer operators, each operator has to monitor an increasingly wider area and consequently deal with more alarms. 

March 2007

Alarm rationalisation and management is vital if plant operators are not to be overwhelmed by a rapid proliferation of alarm systems. A widespread issue in manufacturing plants is alarm overload. As formerly independent systems are integrated for more effective operation by fewer operators, each operator has to monitor an increasingly wider area and consequently deal with more alarms.

President & CEO of Yokogawa Electric Corporation of Japan, Shu Kaihori, discusses optimizing plant performance with Andy Chatha, President & CEO of ARC Advisory Group.