Alarm Management Self Assessment

Before you begin

Does your company / facility have an Alarm Philosophy document?*

In general, when an alarm annunciates in your control system, is operator action required?*

How well do your alarm systems support you in normal, steady operations?*

How well do the alarm systems support you during major plant upsets or trips?*

Are the roles and responsibilities for alarm management defined within your organization?*

Have the alarms in your control systems been rationalized?*

Are the alarms in your control system prioritized?*

In determining your alarm setpoints which of the following items are considered?*

Have you identified highly managed or safety critical alarms in your control systems?*

What is your average annunciated alarm rate per day for your console operators?*

Do you have a formalized Management of Change process for making any modifications to your alarm system?*

Do you utilize any advanced alarming techniques such as dynamic or state based alarming?*

Do you shelve alarms?*

If you shelve alarms do you restrict the time an alarm can be shelved?*

Do you inhibit alarms for a long period, more than a day?*

If an alarm is inhibited for more than a day do you use MOC procedure?*

How many stale alarms does your system have?*

Do you think your alarm system is?*