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?*YesNoIn general, when an alarm annunciates in your control system, is operator action required?*YesNoHow well do your alarm systems support you in normal, steady operations?*Very GoodOkPoorVery PoorHow well do the alarm systems support you during major plant upsets or trips?*Very WellOkPoorVery PoorAre the roles and responsibilities for alarm management defined within your organization?*YesNoHave the alarms in your control systems been rationalized?*YesNoAre the alarms in your control system prioritized?*YesNoIn determining your alarm setpoints which of the following items are considered?*The allowable response timesThe complexity of the operator actionThe time necessary to complete the operator actionAll of the aboveHave you identified highly managed or safety critical alarms in your control systems?*YesNoWhat is your average annunciated alarm rate per day for your console operators?*Less than 150150 to 300More than 300No IdeaDo you have a formalized Management of Change process for making any modifications to your alarm system?*YesNoDo you utilize any advanced alarming techniques such as dynamic or state based alarming?*YesNoDo you shelve alarms?*YesNoIf you shelve alarms do you restrict the time an alarm can be shelved?*YesNoDo you inhibit alarms for a long period, more than a day?*YesNoIf an alarm is inhibited for more than a day do you use MOC procedure?*YesNoHow 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?*GoodBadNeeds attention?Is inconsistent?Name* First Last TitleCompanyEmail* Phone This iframe contains the logic required to handle Ajax powered Gravity Forms.