ICALEPCS2013 - List of Authors (Li, J.W.)

Paper

Title

Page

Achieving a Successful Alarm Management Deployment – The CLS Experience

1062

E. D. Matias, L. Baribeau, T. Batten, J.W. Li, W.A. Wurtz
CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Alarm management systems promise to improve situational awareness, aid operational staff in correcting responding to accelerator problems and reduce downtime. Many facilities, including the Canadian Light Source (CLS), have been challenged in achieving this goal. At CLS past attempts focusing on software features and capabilities. Our third attempt switched gears and instead focused on human factors engineering techniques and the associated response processes to the alarm. Aspects of ISA 18,2, EEMUA 191 and NREG-700 standards were used. CLS adopted the CSS BEAST alarm handler software. Work was also undertaken to identify bad actors and analyzing alarm system performance and to avoid alarm flooding. The BEAST deployment was augmented with a locally developed voice annunciation system for a small number of critical high impact alarms and auto diallers for shutdown periods when the control room is not staffed. This paper summaries our approach and lessons learned.

Slides THCOAAB06 [0.397 MB]

Paper	Title	Page
THCOAAB06	Achieving a Successful Alarm Management Deployment – The CLS Experience	1062
	E. D. Matias, L. Baribeau, T. Batten, J.W. Li, W.A. Wurtz CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
	Alarm management systems promise to improve situational awareness, aid operational staff in correcting responding to accelerator problems and reduce downtime. Many facilities, including the Canadian Light Source (CLS), have been challenged in achieving this goal. At CLS past attempts focusing on software features and capabilities. Our third attempt switched gears and instead focused on human factors engineering techniques and the associated response processes to the alarm. Aspects of ISA 18,2, EEMUA 191 and NREG-700 standards were used. CLS adopted the CSS BEAST alarm handler software. Work was also undertaken to identify bad actors and analyzing alarm system performance and to avoid alarm flooding. The BEAST deployment was augmented with a locally developed voice annunciation system for a small number of critical high impact alarms and auto diallers for shutdown periods when the control room is not staffed. This paper summaries our approach and lessons learned.
	Slides THCOAAB06 [0.397 MB]