Change request form

A Change Request Form, which contains the reason for change and the results of the evaluation. This was described previously as it is used to initiate the change and obtain approval before being implemented. 

The departmental manager will initiate a process change request form prior to any change in the approved and authorized procedure. The form will be forwarded to the quality assurance manager to review and approve. 

Documentation. The completed change request forms and all activities surrounding the implementation of each change should be properly documented. These files should be maintained in a state ready to be reviewed by an investigator at any time. These files can also provide good historical data for your ongoing plant operations. 

An impact analysis should be documented on or attached to the Change Request Form. It should list the alternative solutions, potential impact on other systems or applications, and the required changes to the system documentation. The affected departments should give a recommendation to... 

No change control process was followed to upgrade [BMS] version changes from version 1.3 to version 2.0. No change request form approving this change was filled out. 

Any proposed change should be requested by submitting a Change Request Form. An example of such a form is given in Appendix 13.1. The Change Request Form should include at least the following items ... 

Specify the criteria that are to trigger the initiation of formal change requests. Make clear how personnel are to make change requests, and specify the change request form to be used. 

Document Reviewers Document reviewers will review and approve change request forms. The review/approval activities include review of the document for accuracy and adequacy with respect to the proposed changes. 

Post implementation Approvers Department managers will select post implementation approvers who are to assure that the change has been appropriately implemented as indicated when approval for the requested change was given. This process is to also assure that only the changes as shown on the change request form have been implemented. 

Guidelines on the content of a Management of Change Request Form and a sample form follow. 

A sample Management of Change Request Form is shown in Figure 1. The form should be revised to suit an entity s needs and perhaps saved electronically to allow flexibility when descriptive data and comments are added. 

Implementing such a system would occur after a Management of Change Request Form is received and approved. Addendum B in this chapter provides a framework from which a pre-job review system can be developed. It should not be adopted as presented. For example, revisions will almost always be necessary in Item 9, which is purposely an extensive list of hazards. 

Change request forms can be found in some of the examples that are addenda to this chapter. As should be the case, those forms were developed to suit the needs of individual organizations. 

WSRC, DPSOL 321-2898C, "Match List Change Request Form."... 

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