TiPSTalk: Recent Comments2008-07-05T18:47:38Zhttp://tipstalk.tipsweb.com/comments/atom.aspxQuick BlogComment on C.A.M.P. vs L.A.M.E.tag:tipstalk.tipsweb.com,2007-05-11:353724Chris Wilson2007-05-11T16:29:02Z2007-05-11T16:27:21Z Alarm management is simply a structured application of what you already know. To echo Steve, alarm management is not rocket science. If you have the capacity to add an alarm, you have the capacity to change one or to take one away. The same “certifications” required to empower you to add an alarm apply when changing one or taking one away. Why do you need additional certification to qualify you to do what you are already capable of - and in fact DO - to the effect of modifying your control system configuration.
We have come at this industry from an origin of data analysis. All - ALL - of our customers up until the past few years (hundreds of them), attacked the alarm management issue from the above foundation - structured application (guided by alarm activity analysis) of basic engineering skills (tweaking alarm settings, fixing instrumentation, tuning loops based on the results of the alarm analysis).
That is why we have a different perspective on what alarm management is and the skills required to be successful at it.
I’m not going to deny that training is extremely valuable. I think you should understand the dynamics and depth of an alarm system and its impacts and influences. You should also be familiar with how the alarm management process flows and the resources that might be involved. Whether you choose to educate yourself or receive education from a third party is your decision - either has pros and cons.
What I will say is that offering self-accredited certification is a bit pretentious.