In a WWII vintage aluminum plant, the recifier station operator's desk sat in front of large duplex panels for four potlines each with 8 rectifer transformers, tap changing auto-transformers, feeders from BPA, and many AC and DC breaker control switches, indicators and alarms. Bell alarm contacts on the 60 + breaker switches sounded a bell above the desk when something tripped. Mounted next to the desk was a pistol grip breaker switch that controlled two lights, nothing else.
Instructions were - "When the bell starts ringing, grab the switch and make the lights flash." That took care of the need to "DO SOMETHING!" and gave the operator a chance to survey the panels and find the real issue while his heartbeat dropped to normal.
I recall two trips from someone bumping a switch and one from a floor polisher bumping the differential relay panel. All were caused by trained personnel with 20+ years experience.
The panels had different shaped handles for different functions- large pistol for AC breakers, small pistol for anode breakers, oblong or diamond for tap changers, etc. Operators told me that helped prevent misoperation several times. Can't do that with an HMI screen.