Management-of-change considerations

NOTE - ISA-TR84.00.04-1 Clause 3.2 provides a list of management-of-change considerations. 

Management of change Change reviews should Include consideration of changes to worker exposure that may result, and protection of workers implementing the 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. 

Fire protection should be included as an item for review and consideration during the Management of Change process at the facility. Where an FHA exists, it should be updated as changes to the facility are made. 

If creating a Management of Change Request Form, consideration should be given to including as much of the following as needed. 

Except for the chemical and allied industries, decision makers have not been educated through their business literature on the benefits of having a management of change system in place for safety purposes. That should be taken into consideration as safety professionals develop their proposal. 

MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE POLICY AND PROCEDURES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS... 

Overview This policy defines the requirements for a Management of Change process with respect to occupational safety and health and environmental considerations. 

Does the engineering process incorporate procedures for the consideration of new information or management of changes to the requirements as the design proceeds ... 

When drilling for oil and gas there is always a considerable amount of uncertainty. No matter how well the geology has been researched, the fact remains that those managing the mission are working with a good deal of uncertainty. Each day is a new day. The implications of this for Management of Change are discussed in Chapter 5. 

For details on the O M phase teclinical requirements, considerations, etc.. Fig. X/1.4.2-1 may be referred to. With this discussion on SIS implementation concluded (excluding reference to management of change), the next clause will focus on SIL certification and proof testing. 

In the management of change (MOC) process, consideration as applicable would to be given to ... 

In 2008, the Center for Chemical Process Safety issued Guidelines for Management of Change for Process Safety. It builds on and considerably extends the previous publications. These comments appear in the Preface. 

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