Consolidated Alarm Management Software

CAMS for HIS

Consolidated Alarm Management Software (CAMS)

for Human Interface Station (HIS) CAMS for HIS

 
 


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The Real-time Alarm Management Software
Designed to be Embedded in a DCS - CAMS for HIS
What is CAMS for HIS?
CAMS for HIS is an alarm management software.
It acquires real-time alarms and events from various
systems - not only from CENTUM but also Plant
Resource Manager (PRM), Safety Instrumented
System ProSafe-RS and Network-based Control
System STARDOM; then sorts and delivers only the
necessary alarms to the right person at the right time.
Important information such as the root cause of alarm
occurrence or role-based guidance can also be
added to the displayed message.
The number and variety of alarms and events
handled in the plant are increasing substantially as
plant operations become more complex. This
software takes two engineering approaches to help
rationalize alarms with the aim of preventing alarm
flooding.
CENTUM VP
STARDOM
STARDOM
ProSafe-RS
ProSafe-RS
* Have you ever missed a critical alarm or made an erroneous judgment because of alarm flooding?
* How do you rationalize and implement your alarms?
* Do you want to enhance the alarm monitoring functions of your DCS?
One is a practical approach that sorts out alarms
and displays only those alarms that require operator
actions. The other is a fundamental approach that
allows defining only the necessary alarms in
accordance with EEMUA Publication No. 191 which
is regarded as the de facto industry guideline for
alarm management.
CAMS for HIS helps customers thwart the problem of
alarm flooding, a potential cause of troubles in the
Shelves Pane
plan, with the aim of ensuring safe operation. It also Alarm & Event
provides operators with an environment that frees Browser Pane
them of tedious repetitive alarm tasks and allows
them to focus on true process concerns.
EEMUA Publication 191 Alarm & Event
A guideline for design, management and procurement of optimum alarm
systems published in 1999, which has been prepared by EEMUA
Messages Pane
(Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association) Sub-
Committee formed by representatives of EEMUA member companies
and the HSE (Health and Safety Executive).
PRM
Filters Pane
Details Pane
 To deliver the necessary alarms
to the right person at the right time

Sorting out Alarms and

Adding Value-added Information Alarm Flooding Can be Reduced Just by Installing the Software
Various identifiers for sorting alarms can be defined. In addition, various types of CAMS for HIS provides many functions that are ready to use immediately after installation.
value-added information can be defined for alarms to help users take role-based Alarm flooding will significantly be reduced immediately on the spot with built-in capabilities.
action for alarms quickly and accurately.
Examples of identifiers for providing only necessary alarms
Purpose of monitoring (safety, environmental protection, economic efficiency)
Examples of identifiers for providing an alarm only to the persons who need it Sorting/Filtering
Target user or user group Operators can sort and filter alarm messages using keys, which are alarm attribute identifiers included in the alarm messages.
Examples of identifiers for providing an alarm at the right time Process alarm, system alarm, and other filters are available by default. Users can flexibly configure and create filters.
Allowed response time (urgent, quick, routine), desired degree of consequence
(very large, large, medium, small), alarm priority (critical, high, medium, low, logging, reference)
Examples of value-added information
Root cause of alarm occurrence, role-based action to be taken, previous action procedures

Alarm Definitions Following Industry Guidelines Eclipsing

Alarm messages that are repeatedly activated by the same tag can be collapsed and displayed as a single line. Eclipsing
CAMS for HIS provides an operational environment that allows users to define only reduces the number of alarm messages that are displayed and allows operators to identify critical alarms more easily.
necessary alarms in accordance with established industry standards like EEMUA
Publication No. 191.
Prioritizing Alarms
A function to help set alarm priority and to allow only necessary alarms in accordance with the criteria
recommended by EEMUA Publication No. 191. When you input the purpose of monitoring and consequence, Shelving
CAMS for HIS determines the alarm priority quantitatively in accordance with user-defined rules. Alarms of lower priorities can be temporarily moved to "shelves." Operators can shelve alarms and filters manually, and alarms
identical to these shelved alarms can be automatically moved to the shelves. If there are any related recovery messages, they can
Alarm Suppression
be also shelved. If a filter is shelved, alarms that match the filter's rules can also be automatically moved to the shelves.
Alarms coming from an out of service units can be suppressed based on predefined alarm groups.

Load Shedding
If too many alarms are generated in a short period of time due to an unexpected event, predefined filters can be automatically
activated to reduce the operators monitoring load.
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