Management of change program

Changes made to modify the process/facility have been reviewed and authorized by the ABC Co. Management of Change program. ... 

A primary objective of any safety program is to maintain or reduce the level of risk in the process. The design basis, especially inherently safer features that are built into the installation, must be documented. Management of change programs must preserve and keep the base record current and protect against elimination of inherently safer features. For identical substitution, the level of risk in the process is... 

Management of Change program exists that includes managing changes in the enclosure. 

Is a formal documented system in place that assures each recommendation is evaluated through the management of change program before being implemented ... 

The purpose of this chapter is to raise awareness. Details to consider for a Management of Change Program suitable to satisfy OSHA s Process Safety Management regulation will follow in Chapter 11. 

No recipe or procedure can be devised to be universally acceptable. The exact approach used to scrutinize a proposed change must be site specific and developed for that location. There must be a sustained management commitment to the management of change program since this may require a change in culture within many organizations. 

Management buy in is another critical factor for assuring a successful security plan. In particular, companies need to ensure that security is an integral part of their management of change program, Sems says. 

West, H.H. Mannan, M.S. Make plants safer with a proper management of change program. Chem. Eng. Prog. 1998, 25. 

RISK AND MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE PROGRAMS ALREADY IN PLACE... 

Safety basis documents are reviewed and updated, if necessary, at frequencies specified in the Facility Safety Document Manual. Additionally, a formal Management of Change Program for Safety Basis Documentation is in place. 

In addition to the change control tracking system, there should also be some formal system to periodically review and audit the management of change program for effectiveness and continuous improvement. 

Management of change program-awareness training and refresher training... 

Train participants in the elements of SEMS. For example, most persons at the facility that are at the supervisor level or above will need to be very familiar with the company s Management of Change program. 

Almost all SEMS work requires the use of Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P IDs). Therefore the first task is to make sure that the P IDs are accurate and up-to-date. Unless the facility has had a good on-going Management of Change program, it is likely that the P IDs will not be completely accurate. 

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