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<strong>exida</strong> consulting LLC<br />
Customer Company Name Alarm Philosophy Document<br />
Stage Activity Inputs Outputs<br />
Define processes for <strong>alarm</strong> Corporate risk management Alarm <strong>philosophy</strong> and <strong>alarm</strong><br />
management and <strong>alarm</strong> goals/objectives, industry system requirement<br />
Philosophy system requirement<br />
best practices, good<br />
specification.<br />
specification (ASRS).<br />
engineering practices, <strong>alarm</strong><br />
management standards.<br />
Determine potential <strong>alarm</strong>s. Existing <strong>alarm</strong> database, List <strong>of</strong> potential <strong>alarm</strong>s.<br />
critical operating limits, key<br />
process parameter limits,<br />
PHA / LOPA report, incident<br />
Identification<br />
investigations, P&IDs,<br />
operating procedures, safety<br />
requirement specifications,<br />
etc…<br />
Rationalization<br />
Detailed Design<br />
Implementation<br />
Operation<br />
Maintenance<br />
Monitoring &<br />
Assessment<br />
Management <strong>of</strong><br />
Change<br />
Audit<br />
Rationalization, classification,<br />
prioritization, and<br />
documentation.<br />
Basic <strong>alarm</strong> design, HMI<br />
design, and advanced<br />
<strong>alarm</strong>ing design<br />
Install <strong>alarm</strong>s, initial testing,<br />
and initial training.<br />
Operator responds to <strong>alarm</strong>s,<br />
refresher training.<br />
Inspection, repair and<br />
replacement, periodic<br />
testing.<br />
Monitor <strong>alarm</strong> data and<br />
report performance.<br />
Process to authorize<br />
additions, modifications, and<br />
deletions <strong>of</strong> <strong>alarm</strong>s.<br />
Periodic audit <strong>of</strong> <strong>alarm</strong><br />
management processes<br />
Alarm <strong>philosophy</strong> and list <strong>of</strong><br />
potential <strong>alarm</strong>s.<br />
Master <strong>alarm</strong> database,<br />
<strong>alarm</strong> design requirements.<br />
Completed <strong>alarm</strong> design and<br />
master <strong>alarm</strong> database.<br />
Operational <strong>alarm</strong>s, <strong>alarm</strong><br />
response procedures.<br />
Alarm monitoring reports,<br />
<strong>alarm</strong> <strong>philosophy</strong>, inspection<br />
and testing procedures .<br />
Alarm event and reliability<br />
data and <strong>alarm</strong> <strong>philosophy</strong>.<br />
Alarm <strong>philosophy</strong>, proposed<br />
changes.<br />
Standards, <strong>alarm</strong> <strong>philosophy</strong>,<br />
and audit protocol<br />
Table 2 - Alarm Management Lifecycle Definitions & Description<br />
Master <strong>alarm</strong> database,<br />
<strong>alarm</strong> design requirements.<br />
Completed <strong>alarm</strong> design.<br />
Operational <strong>alarm</strong>s, Alarm<br />
response procedures.<br />
Alarm event data.<br />
Alarm reliability data.<br />
Alarm monitoring reports,<br />
proposed changes.<br />
Authorized <strong>alarm</strong> changes.<br />
Recommendations for<br />
improvement<br />
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