FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Standard use
5 Design principles for the main control room
5.1 Main objectives of the main control room
5.2 Functional design objectives of the main control
room
5.3 Safety principles
5.4 Availability principles
5.5 Human factors engineering principles
5.6 Utility operating principles
5.7 Relationship with other control and management
centres
5.8 Operational experience
6 Functional design of the main control room
6.1 General
6.2 Functional analysis
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Identification of functions
6.2.3 Information flow and processing requirements
6.3 Assignment of functions
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Operator capabilities
6.3.3 I&C system processing capabilities
6.4 Verification of function assignment
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Process
6.5 Validation of function assignment
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Process
6.5.3 General evaluation criteria for validation
6.6 Job analysis
7 Functional design specification
7.1 General
7.2 Provision of data base on human capabilities and
characteristics
7.3 Location, environment and protection
7.3.1 Location
7.3.2 Environment
7.3.3 Protection
7.4 Space and configuration
7.4.1 Space
7.4.2 Configuration
7.5 Panel layout
7.5.1 Priority
7.5.2 Positioning on control desks and panels
7.5.3 Mirror image layout
7.6 Location aids
7.6.1 Grouping of display information and controls
7.6.2 Nomenclature
7.6.3 Coding
7.6.4 Labelling
7.7 Information and control systems
7.7.1 General
7.7.2 Information functions
7.7.3 Control functions
7.8 Control-display integration
7.9 Communication systems
7.9.1 General
7.9.2 Verbal communication systems
7.9.3 Non-verbal communication systems
7.10 Other requirements
7.10.1 Power supplies
7.10.2 Qualification
7.10.3 Maintainability
7.10.4 Repairs
7.10.5 Testability
8 Verification and validation of the integrated control
room system
8.1 General
8.2 Control room system verification
8.2.1 General
8.2.2 Process
8.2.3 General evaluation criteria for integrated
system verification
8.3 Control room system validation
8.3.1 General
8.3.2 Process
8.3.3 General evaluation criteria for integrated
system validation
Annex A (informative) - Explanation of concepts