Alarm Survey

How Long have you worked on the DCS Panel

Less than 6 months

Less than 12 months

Less than 2 years

Longer

What other Control Systems have you used

What features did you like in these systems?

How well does the alarm system support you in the following situations:

What series of operations do you take when an alarm is activated?

What is your impression of the number of alarms generated when equipment trips or communications fail?

What about the total number of alarms configured in the system?

Too Many

A lot - but they are required

Few - but enough

Too Few

Can you distinguish alarms generated from different parts of the plant?

Yes

No

Most of the time

What generates the most alarms in the system?

	Drag your choices here to rank them
Process Equipment DCS System Communications Instrument Failures

How many alarms per hour do you get (guess)?