Alarm management involves which activities?

• A. Designing alarms only.
• B. Turning off all alarms.
• C. Responding to alarms, documenting events, and investigating root causes.
• D. Ignoring alarms once resolved.

Answer: (C)

Alarm management is about how alarms are handled throughout their life cycle to support safe and effective operation. The essential activities involve responding to alarms when they occur, documenting each event so there is a clear, traceable record, and investigating the root causes to prevent recurrence. This combination keeps alarms meaningful—triggering prompt action, providing data for learning, and driving improvements in how alarms are configured, procedures, and training. Merely designing alarms addresses only part of the work; turning off alarms eliminates critical safety signals, and ignoring alarms after a situation is resolved neglects the necessary follow-up to ensure the issue doesn’t recur.