A New Approach to Alarm Management

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	A New Approach to Alarm Management

A widespread issue in manufacturing plants is alarm overload. As formerly independent systems are integrated for more effective operation by fewer operators, each operator has to monitor an increasingly wider area and consequently deal with more alarms. Without rigorous alarm rationalization efforts, alarm flooding becomes a serious problem and increases the risk of safety and environmental incidents.

Alarm Management, the Vigilant Way

There are a number of fundamental guidelines such as the EEMUA No.191 that help customers reduce alarms, but practical tools that can be implemented are still in short supply. Yokogawa proposes a new approach to alarm management based on the new CAMS concept that combines practical bottom-up solutions with fundamental top-down improvements, helping customers achieve the goal of safe and agile plant operations.

Online Alarm Solution Identifier
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Consolidated Alarm Management System (CAMS)
	Learn how this practical solution arms the right people with the right information at the right time

Continuous Improvement with Six-Sigma Alarm Rationalization
	Learn how to audit your alarm conditions and identify the root causes for improvement

Who will benefit from the new approach?

Yokogawa urges customers facing alarm flooding situations in their plants to introduce CAMS for HIS. It also benefits those who are looking for alarm management capabilities that go beyond the current generation of DCS alarm systems. Customers planning to consolidate their control rooms and design their alarm system to be in compliance with the EEMUA No.191 guidelines will benefit from this product’s practical and immediate solutions.