More information on alarm handling

• Briefing note no 9 - alarm handling [94KB]
• Extract from inspectors human factors toolkit [43KB]
• Better alarm handling [26KB]HSE information sheet
• The explosion and fires at the Texaco Refinery, Milford Haven, 24 July 1994: A report of the investigation by the Health and Safety Executive. Background reading on alarm handling - key incident report.
• Alarm systems, a guide to design, management and procurement, Engineering Equipment & Materials Users Association Publication No 191 ISBN 0 85931 076 0. Available from EEMUA (Tel. 020 7628 7878/ Fax 020 7628 7862).
• The management of alarm systems [1.66MB], Contract research report 166/1998
• Human factors aspects of remote operation in process plants. Contract research report 432/2002. Useful guidance on the often-unconsidered risks of centralising control (e.g. to a central control room) - e.g. communications often suffer and operators can lose their previous (hands-on) overview of the real plant.
• Human-System Interface Design Review Guidelines (NUREG 0700).
  The United States Nuclear Regulator (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) has developed a detailed technical guide to human-system interface design, which includes information on alarm system design. This is a very detailed document and can be applied to all industry sectors.
• The Management of Alarm Systems, Contact Research Report 166/1998.  [1.7MB]
  A review of current practice in the procurement, design and management of alarm systems in the chemical and power industries