Improve Alarm System Performance and Comply with new Alarm Management standards and regulations.
Guiding you through the Rationalization Process
SILalarm guides you step-by-step through the rationalization process. Each step prompts the user to document the necessary information and make the appropriate design decisions. This reduces the amount of training needed to use the tool and expands the number of personnel that can effectively use it. The user manual includes tips and techniques showing how to apply good engineering practices to rationalization taken from ISA-18.2 and EEMUA 191.The rationalization process can be customized by the user to fit the applicable Alarm Management Philosophy, aligning the rationalization steps to your alarm management process.
Completing alarm rationalization with SILalarm helps you to “deliver the right alarm at the right time to the right operator so that he / she can take the right corrective action to achieve the right result”
Options for Deploying SILalarm
SILalarm™ is available on different licensing platforms, including single user licenses, concurrent user licenses, and software as a service. SILalarm™ can be licenses individually or in combination with other modules within the exSILentia® suite of lifecycle engineering tools. This provides flexibility in how you deploy it and allows you to coordinate / standardize its use between sites.
| License Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Standalone |
License for a single user. Requires no special connectivity (can be used in the office or remotely) |
| Site |
Multiuser license for 5 or 10 concurrent users. Users must be connected to the same network as the license server for the application to run. |
| Cloud |
Application and database(s) are hosted remotely on an exida server. To access the application, users must have a web browser, an internet connection, and the Citrix® interface client installed. Projects can be stored on the exida servers as well as locally. |
| Server |
Application and database(s) are hosted on the customer’s Citrix® Presentation Server. Users must have a web browser on their local machines and the Citrix® interface client installed to be able to access the application. |
Alarm Rationalization Services
To help you realize the benefits of rationalization, exida offers the following optional services:
| Service | Description |
|---|---|
| Create Alarm Philosophy Document |
Training on Alarm Management Practices & Principles Alarm Philosophy Development Workshop (3 days) Completion of Alarm Philosophy document for review & approval |
| SILalarm Getting Started Package |
On-site SILalarm Training Class (2-day, Hands-On) Rationalization Ready Service (preloading of master alarm database) |
| Alarm Rationalization Workshop / Facilitation |
Identification of which Alarms to Prioritize first Facilitated Alarm Rationalization Exercise (typically 10 days) Resolution of selected Bad Actors Documentation of Rationalization results in SILalarm Training of local Facilitator to lead future rationalization activities |
| Review, Assessment & Benchmarking of Alarm System Performance |
Operator Interviews (onsite) Analysis of Alarm System Performance Analysis of Alarm System Configuration Identification of Bad Actors and First Alarms to Rationalize Gap Analysis report |