ISA
CLEVELAND SECTION PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, Nov 7, 2018
Speaker: Douglas Rothenberg,
D-Roth, Inc.
Subject: Signals are Talking
And We Didn't Hear Them
1 PDH Hour will be awarded for this meeting
About The Speaker
Doug
Rothenberg has a broad background in academia, industrial
process control, and consulting. His
primary activities have been in alarm management and control
room management for industry. He
currently is president and principal consultant at D-RoTH,
Inc located in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Doug has a bachelor’s
degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, a Master’s degree in
Electrical Engineering from Case Institute of Technology,
and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Case Western Reserve
University. He taught engineering at Case
Western Reserve University and worked for Sohio and then
later BP. He is the principal at D-RoTH,
a firm that advances control room safe operations.
He did the pioneering work
in the development and deployment of DCS alarm management
technology and is the author of the leading reference book
in the field Alarm Management for Process Control is
not in its second edition. His current
focus is enhancing control room operator effectiveness.
He does training and
consulting worldwide.
Abstract
Small indications of just about everything rain down on each
of us almost constantly.
There is a very quiet noise from the basement.
We just barely smell something we didn't smell just a
minute before; part of it is familiar, part isn't.
While looking desperately for your keys, you see an
odd envelope.
And, because we are in a hurry or are worried about
missing that new order, every one of those small things are
gone.
The Signals are Talking will open our awareness to an
entirely new way of recognizing what is going around us and
provide remarkably interesting ways to make good sense of
all that you choose to understand.
Sure, that might be useful in our daily lives.
And it will be.
But, more to the point, having the ability to
recognize small things unusual in an industrial control room
almost always makes the difference between maintaining good
operation and coming face‑to‑face with tragic consequences.
You will take a trip through a "mine field" of preconceived
notions, things that can confuse and distract, and some of
our basic human foibles.
Along the way, you will be able to see best practices
for how control room process control interfaces are designed
expressly for clear and successful operator support.
By the end of the discussion, we will see how
all of those seemingly distinct
pieces and parts of control room technology, policies,
procedures, and processes really do fall into place to form
a strong methodology to understand and effectively use for
your company.
D.H. Rothenberg
Agenda:
Social: 5:30- 6:00PM
Dinner: 6:00 - 7:00PM
Program: Doug Rothenberg: 7:00-8:00PM
Location:
Tavolo 72 Ristoronte at Crowne Plaza
Airport, 7230 Engle Rd.,
Middleburg Hts, Ohio 44130
Cost is $5.00 (for each attendee) to
support ISA Cleveland Section seminar;
Note: Plastic is now accepted for
any payments directly to ISA cleveland
fees-waived for full time
students
Dinner Options (Individual Checks-Pay
Directly to Tavola 72)
Choice of Sirloin Steak, Glazed
Salmon, Chicken Parmesan, and Eggplannt Parmesan. All
entrees are served with a salad, fresh bread & butter,
coffee, tea or soft drinks.