Alarm Management Self Assessment Home » Alarm Management Self Assessment Before you beginThis introductory self-assessment is a great way to get a quick perspective of how your organization currently deals with Alarm Management. You will be asked a series of questions. Please be as honest with yourself as you can, thinking about how your organization currently operates. You may have to give some answers that you wish weren't true, but self-awareness is an important factor in getting good results. After you finish, you'll get a summary of your results. If you would like to discuss your results, we would love to connect with you. Question Set (Alarm Management)Does your company / facility have an Alarm Philosophy document?* Yes No In general, when an alarm annunciates in your control system, is operator action required?* Yes No How well do your alarm systems support you in normal, steady operations?* Very Good Ok Poor Very Poor How well do the alarm systems support you during major plant upsets or trips?* Very Well Ok Poor Very Poor Are the roles and responsibilities for alarm management defined within your organization?* Yes No Have the alarms in your control systems been rationalized?* Yes No Are the alarms in your control system prioritized?* Yes No In determining your alarm setpoints which of the following items are considered?* The allowable response times The complexity of the operator action The time necessary to complete the operator action All of the above Have you identified highly managed or safety critical alarms in your control systems?* Yes No What is your average annunciated alarm rate per day for your console operators?* Less than 150 150 to 300 More than 300 No Idea Do you have a formalized Management of Change process for making any modifications to your alarm system?* Yes No Do you utilize any advanced alarming techniques such as dynamic or state based alarming?* Yes No Do you shelve alarms?* Yes No If you shelve alarms do you restrict the time an alarm can be shelved?* Yes No Do you inhibit alarms for a long period, more than a day?* Yes No If an alarm is inhibited for more than a day do you use MOC procedure?* Yes No How many stale alarms does your system have?* Less than 20? More than 20? Several pages of standing alarms? Do you think your alarm system is?* Good Bad Needs attention? Is inconsistent? Name* First Last Title Company Email* PhoneCAPTCHA
