Alarm Rationalization

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DeltaV Distributed Control SystemWhite PaperOctober 2016Alarm RationalizationThis document examines the Alarm Rationalization process for DeltaV Process Automation Systems, utilizing Alarm Rationalization software provided by exida, is one step in the Alarm management lifecycle defined in Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries. In this step, identified candidate alarms are judged against principles established in an Alarm philosophy document to qualify which are legitimate alarms, to specify their design, and to capture rationale and other information to guide operator RationalizationOctober of ContentsIntroduction ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ....................Executive Overview.

Alarm Rationalization October 2016 www.emerson.com/deltav 3 Introduction In modern control systems it takes very little effort to add an alarm. Consequently operators are increasingly overloaded with more

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