Alarm Management
& Optimization
Alarm consolidations, parent-child structures
Identify chattering, stale, standing alarms
Alarm KPIs (MTTR, MTTA), Dashboards, Health indices
Alarm rationalization: Validity, consequences, priority, response metrics, limits,
Optimization process – target bad actors
Root Cause Analysis
Pattern recognition algorithms
Alarm Flooding, Nuisance and Chattering Alarms
Increased risk to safety and environment
Poor operator performance
Prioritization and emergency response
Regulator and standards noncompliance
Higher maintenance costs
No root cause analysis
Challenge
Increased operator effectiveness and improved performance
Lower costs results in increased pipeline competitiveness
Compliance
Improved equipment life
Centralized expertise and operator support