Alarm systems as the primary means for improving safety performances and maintaining reliable operations for industrial processes have been playing a significant role in practice. However

there exist many problems in practical applications with conventional alarm systems. Industrial accidents may occur because operators cannot handle abnormal events due to inefficient alarm systems. Motivated by these observations

this article discusses assessment of alarm systems in the management lifecycle. The paper conducts a detailed analysis for the common problems

causes and possible consequences of current industrial process alarm systems

as well as constructing an evaluation framework of alarm systems reasonable and efficient combined alarm system characteristics and parameters. Based on this framework

a quantitative assessment method is introduced

which can enjoy some advantages such as accessing data easily

implementing conveniently

and facilitating understanding for operators and managers.