Alarm Management & Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Best Practices

1) Course Introduction

This course addresses alarm rationalization, prioritization, and HMI design to improve operator effectiveness and reduce alarm floods.

At the operator performance core, Seattle International Institute for Training integrates ISA-18.2 and EEMUA 191 standards for alarm management excellence.

2) Key Learning Objectives

Participants will learn to:

• Rationalize alarms and eliminate nuisance alarms
• Design effective alarm priorities and thresholds
• Improve operator situational awareness through HMI optimization
• Reduce alarm floods and improve response time
• Apply international standards for alarm management

3) Target Audience

• Control room operators
• Instrumentation engineers
• Process control teams
• Automation specialists

4) Course Importance & Business Impact

Proper alarm management prevents incidents and reduces operator overload.

5) Practical Modules / Key Topics

• Alarm lifecycle
• Priority setting
• HMI best practices
• Performance monitoring
• Alarm rationalization workshops