The development of critical criteria to improve the alarm system in the process industry

✍ Scribed by Mohammed Shahriari; Anirban Shee; Roland Örtengren

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 163 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1090-8471
• DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20055

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The process industry handles most of the flammable and toxic materials within the industrial sector. Hence, safety issues are of prime importance as any possible accident can have severe consequences for both humans and the environment. For the safe and efficient operation of a plant while preventing mishaps in the process, a good alarm system is very important. Ultimate plant safety relies not only on the efficiency of the alarm system but also on the ability of the operators. In this study the authors develop the specifications required for a critical alarm system appropriate for most of the process industries; the specifications are based on optimal information flow between the operating system, guidance system, and the operator, ultimately to make the job less stressful and easier for the operators. The aim is to reduce the risk involved in control room operations that are associated with human factors. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Hum Factors Man 16: 321–337, 2006.