Process control consists of complex states of performance that require a significant amount of operator attention and skill to manage. Automation and smart alarms can enhance these processes. This study investigated the effects of alarm management and automation on process control operator workload (NASA-TLX) and performance via material lost through flaring outcomes. Eleven console qualified operators participated in a human-in-the-loop, high-fidelity simulation-based training exercise. Three levels of alarm management (no rationalization, rationalization, and state-based smart alarm) and two levels of automation (no automation and automation) conditions were implemented using six scenarios. A repeated measures two-way MANOVA indicated that both alarm management schema and automation significantly affected operator workload and performance. These results indicate that state-based smart alarm management and automation schemas may assist operators in reducing workload and material lost through flare release during abnormal operating conditions.
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