Management of change policy

David Mansfield, in an article in British Loss Prevention Bulletin, captures the focus on the need for an effective Management of Change Policy in his introductory paragraph Every once in a while an apparently subtle change to a process or method of operation gives rise to a new or at least totally unexpected hazard. [6]... 

Essential elements of an effective management of change policy would include a program in which all employees ... 

Do all of the affected individuals including the engineers, supervisors, chemical process operators, maintenance mechanics, purchasing employees, etc., understand that there is a management of change policy ... 

How is the Management of Change policy perceived by operators, supervisors, mechanics, engineers, etc. ... 

A one-page memory-jogging safety assessment checklist was made available by Trevor Kletz in 1976. [6] The checklist is still valid today. After a review of several Management of Change policies from several major companies, it appears that Kletzs checklist or a similar checklist was used as a basis for a few companies procedures. 

Does not use safety analysis information when making safety-related decisions. No management of change policies to evaluate hazards involved before changes are made... 

For moderate-sized locations, I strongly recommend that safety professionals consider drafting and proposing the implementation of a pre-job planning and safety analysis system as the implementation method to fulfill the Management of Change Policy and Procedures drafted to meet the requirements in ZIO. The purpose of a pre-job planning and safety analysis system is to provide a means for supervisors and their staffs to determine how the work is to be done and to study the hazards and risks that may be encountered—before the work commerces. 

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

Application of this MOC system, titled Management of Change Policy for Safety and Environmental Risks, extends the activities of safety and environmental professionals beyond that of any other example. It is an informative ten-page read. The bulletin issued by the organization s Safety and Industrial Hygiene group is much longer Only two of five exhibits could be made available because of proprietary reasons. Brief comments follow on the unique aspects of this MOC system. 

Management of Change Policy for Safety and Environmental Risks... 

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