Day 1: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Day 2: 8:30am to 3:30pm
CEUs:
1.4
Audience:
Control systems engineers, instrument engineers, and process safety specialists
Prerequisites:
None
Price:
$990
Course Instructor:
Monica Hochleitner
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to the industry standards on alarm management, with primary focus on the ANSI/ISA 18.2, Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries. This course will also present guidance on safety alarms contained in other industry practices, such as ISA TR84.00.04 and CCPS Safe Automation of Chemical Processes. The major lifecycle steps will be explained, so that the attendee understands the critical activities and engineering analysis that is required to ensure that alarms are properly specified and implemented. The course will also provide examples, do’s and don’ts, and exercises.
1st Day
- Alarm Management Overview
- History, Purpose, Regulatory Requirements, Timeline, Standards
- ISA18.2 Lifecycle
- Philosophy, Identification, Rationalization, Detailed Design, HMI, Enhanced and Advanced Methods, Implementation, Operation, Maintenance, Monitoring & Assessment, Management of Change, Audit, Life Cycle Entry Points
2nd Day
- Safety Alarms
- Sources of requirements (standards, technical reports, industry texts)
- Overview of requirements
- Exercise
- Identification, Priorities & Classes, Master Alarm Database, Rationalization, Advanced Methods, Safety Alarm considerations
- Wrap-up