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Runbooks

Site-specific runbooks should include:

  • the HMI URL
  • local credentials or access path
  • escalation contacts
  • start-of-shift checks
  • alarm procedures
  • shift handover notes

Adapt the template after the HMI URL, contacts, and escalation rules are known. Pair it with Operator Daily Checks and Operator Alarm Handbook.

Template Pack

Use this template to make the generic truST docs usable on a real site.

Site Identity

  • Site / line name:
  • Runtime host:
  • HMI URL:
  • Browser IDE URL (if allowed):

Access

  • Operator login path:
  • Technician login path:
  • Who can acknowledge alarms:
  • Who can force values:

Escalation

  • First contact:
  • Backup contact:
  • Maintenance contact:
  • Network / IT contact:

Daily Checks

  • HMI reachable:
  • no unexpected alarms:
  • trends updating:
  • last known healthy state:

Alarm Procedure

For each critical alarm, record:

  • alarm name
  • what it means physically
  • what the operator does first
  • what requires technician escalation
  • what requires shutdown

Shift Handover

  • alarms seen this shift:
  • manual interventions:
  • bypass/maintenance mode left active:
  • unresolved issues: