Ensuring each alarm is meaningful

A high-quality alarm system is an essential tool for operators to run a plant safely

and efficiently.

ABB alarm philosophy in action

In many plants, modern devices and systems gen

erate all types of alarms too easily, which unfortu

nately leads to a flood of alarms and overwhelms

the operators’ cognitive capabilities. With S+

Operations, ABB’s alarm management philosophy

is fully integrated within its HMI environment.

This improves navigation, analysis and handling,

and reduces the cost associated with running and

maintaining a non-integrated alarm management

system. Without a separate system to distract

them, operators can devote more time to running

a safe and efficient process.

Integrated alarm management

S+ Operations’ integrated advanced alarm man

agement solution provides all the necessary

instruments for efficient and stringent alarm

management. The EEMUA 191 and ISA SP 18.2-

compliant alarm analysis tools help users to cate

gorize occurring alarms, while the integrated

alarm management system keeps operators

focused and undistracted, allowing them to act

with confidence.