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News Release from: PAS | Subject: Alarm management for power generators
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 April 2008
Alarm management for the power industry
PAS, a global leading supplier of software and engineering services, and the Electric Power Research Institute, have released a new guideline for alarm management for power generators
The report "EPRI Alarm Management and Annunciator Applications Guidelines" presents alarm management best practice guidelines for improving safety and reliability in the power generation industry This co-authored report was developed in response to increasing industry demand for a comprehensive compendium of information and best-practices on alarm management
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 2 Oct 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The guideline details the current state of alarm management and annunciator applications, and introduces guiding principles and suggested best practices for improving alarm management systems within power generation plants.
"We have seen demand for information on alarm management grow increasingly in recent years and decided to place significant time and effort into producing a report on alarm management specifically for our industry" said Wayne Crawford, Programme Manager, Operations Management and Technology at EPRI: "We enlisted PAS based on their demonstrated expertise in this area to help us create a comprehensive document to help guide the industry".
Eddie Habibi, CEO at PAS stated "We are thrilled to have been invited to co-author such a critical document.
The guideline represents the current best practices in alarm management and provides an invaluable resource to the power industry".
In addition to this report, PAS has written several books on the topic of alarm management: "The Alarm Management Handbook" and "Alarm Management: Seven Effective Methods for Optimum Performance" are all available online.
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