Management of change auditing

Core attribute Fundamental underlying property of a protection layer. The core attributes are independence, functionality, integrity, reliability auditability management of change, and access security. 

Mechanical integrity Incident investigation Compliance audit Management of change Pre-startup review Contractors Employee participation Hot work permits... 

Maintenance (Mechanical Integrity) —Pre-Startup Review —Management of Change —Safety Audits — Accident Investigation... 

Pre-Startup Safety Review Mechanical Integrity Hot Work Permit Management of Change Incident Investigation Emergency Planning and Response Compliance Audits Trade Secrets... 

This sample uses CCPS PSM Element 5, Management of Change, to illustrate a useful audit report format. The full report would include similar treatment of the other 11 PSM Elements. 

FIGURE 4-5. Baseline Audit Report for Management of Change... 

Training, operating procedures, management of change and audits are obvious first candidate programs and elements because these already have considerable overlap with the ISO 9000 requirements. 

Ensure staffing, training, inspections, tests, maintenance, and management of change are all adequate to maintain the integrity of the system throughout the facility lifetime (Key Procedures, Audit Process). 

Common sense and the OSHA Chemical Process Safety Management Law requires an audit of compliance to the Management of Change. Periodic review and documentation of a sites activities in managing aspects of personnel and process safety is often a part of an organization s culture. A good audit can measure the actual versus intended effectiveness of various programs. 

Some Generic Management of Change Audit Questions... 

These are some common-sense audit questions for the Management of Change. Other questions can be found in Appendix 13A of Plant Guidelines for Technical Management of Chemical Process Safety. [4]... 

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