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name: alarm-rationalization-tool description: Alarm management skill for alarm rationalization, setpoint optimization, and ISA-18.2 compliance allowed-tools:

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Alarm Rationalization Tool Skill

Purpose

The Alarm Rationalization Tool Skill supports alarm management including alarm rationalization, setpoint optimization, and compliance with ISA-18.2 alarm management standards.

Capabilities

• Alarm philosophy development
• Alarm rationalization worksheets
• Priority assignment
• Setpoint determination
• Deadband optimization
• Alarm flood analysis
• State-based alarming
• Suppression strategy design
• KPI monitoring

Usage Guidelines

When to Use

• Rationalizing existing alarms
• Designing new alarm systems
• Optimizing alarm performance
• Addressing alarm floods

Prerequisites

• Alarm data available
• Process understanding
• Operating procedures defined
• Risk assessment complete

Best Practices

• Follow ISA-18.2 lifecycle
• Involve operations
• Document rationalization
• Monitor KPIs continuously

Process Integration

This skill integrates with:

• Alarm Rationalization
• Control Strategy Development
• Safety Instrumented System Design

Configuration

alarm-rationalization-tool:
  standards:
    - ISA-18.2
    - EEMUA-191
  priority-levels:
    - critical
    - high
    - medium
    - low
  kpis:
    - alarms-per-hour
    - chattering-alarms
    - stale-alarms

Output Artifacts

• Rationalization worksheets
• Alarm philosophy
• Priority matrices
• KPI reports
• Improvement recommendations