Change Issues

Whether or not a toller site or a specific ongoing toll process is covered under a regulatory mandate to manage changes, there is always a question of when to involve the client in day-to-day management of change (MOC) activities. 

The issue that must be managed is the appropriate threshold to communicate the change and initiate appropriate approval processes. Tolls subject to regulatory requirements may use the regulatory guidance as the threshold for management of change processes other tolls must establish the threshold appropriate to process risks, quality systems, and business concerns. 

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Maintaining flame arrester reliahility is critical to snccessfnl operation. Modifications to the system which may change gas composition shonld he care-fnlly evaluated to ensnre that the mixture with the lowest MESG is still within flame arrester certification. Other management of change issues include piping modificadons, increased or decreased pressures, and the introdnc-tion of corrosive, condensahle, or odier potentially harmfnl materials. 

The students strongly approve of using current press accounts of global change issues, both scientific and policy related, in parallel with basic reference material. Some advised that future classes should require subscription to a high quality newspaper or journal, in addition to purchase of basic texts, for example one of those that were used in class. 

Every engineering discipline has specific climate change issues, preventive measures and adjustments to impacts. Some of these are summarized in... 

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