diff --git a/alerts.py b/alerts.py
--- a/alerts.py
+++ b/alerts.py
@@ -12,6 +12,34 @@ class AlertManager:
         self.mail_server = config.get("alerts", "mail_server")
         self.username = config.get("alerts", "username")
         self.password = config.get("alerts", "password")
+        
+        self.alerts = []
+        load_alerts(config)
+        
+    def load_alerts(self, config):
+        
+        for section in self.config.sections():
+            if "alert" in section:
+                type = self.config.get(section, "type")
+                if type == "output_feedback":
+                    name = self.config.get(section, "name")
+                    output_module = self.config.get(section, "output_module")
+                    output = self.config.get(section, "output")
+                    input_module = self.config.get(section, "input_module")
+                    input = self.config.get(section, "input")
+                    on_threshold = self.config.get(section, "on_threshold")
+                    off_threshold = self.config.get(section, "off_threshold")
+                    deadband = self.config.get(section, "deadband")
+                    self.alerts.append(OutputFeedbackAlert(name, output_module, output, input_module, input, on_threshold, off_threshold, deadband))
+                elif type == "measurement":
+                    name = self.config.get(section, "name")
+                    input_module = self.config.get(section, "input_module")
+                    input = self.config.get(section, "input")
+                    high_threshold = self.config.get(section, "high_threshold")
+                    low_threshold = self.config.get(section, "low_threshold")
+                    deadband = self.config.get(section, "deadband")
+                    self.alerts.append(MeasurementAlert(name, input_module, input, high_threshold, low_threshold, deadband))
+                
     
     def send_alert(self, message):
         
@@ -26,3 +54,33 @@ class AlertManager:
         server.login(self.username, self.password)
         server.send_message(msg)
         server.quit()
+        
+    def evaluate_alerts(self):
+        for alert in self.alerts:
+            alert.evalutate()
+
+class Alert(metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+        
+    @abstractmethod
+    def evalutate(self):
+        pass
+        
+class OutputFeedbackAlert(Alert):
+    
+    def __init__(self, name, output_module, output, input_module, input, on_threshold, off_threshold, deadband):
+        super(Alert, self).__init__(name)
+        
+    def evalutate(self):
+        print(self.name)
+        
+class MeasurementAlert(Alert):
+    
+    def __init__(self, name, input_module, input, high_threshold, low_threshold, deadband):
+        super(Alert, self).__init__(name)
+        
+    def evalutate(self):
+        print(self.name)
+