Avoid Alarm Blunders

Sponsored By: Matrikon

Speakers: Mik Marvan

Many plants suffer from over-alarming of their control systems — and so risk compromising response to critical alarms. This webcast covers 12 typical mistakes that lead to over-alarming and provides practical pointers for avoiding them and for establishing a reliable alarm-management system. It considers:

• the extent of the problem and its impact
• common blunders in planning
• miscues in design and implementation
• people and organizational issues

A specialized speaker will guide you step-by-step:

You will gain insights from Mik Marvan, product manager, Alarm Management Solutions Matrikon Inc. in Edmonton, Alberta. Marvan's experience as a process control engineer and his work in abnormal situation management earned him the role of development team leader for Matrikon’s flagship product, ProcessGuard. He is responsible for market strategy and execution. Prior to joining Matrikon in early 2002, Marvan served as a process control engineer with NOVA Chemicals. Marvan graduated with an engineering degree from Queen's University in the field of Chemical Process Control.