A formal process used to evaluate, approve and control changes that may affect safety, operations, assets or business performance.
Management of Change (MOC) is a formal process for evaluating, reviewing, approving, implementing and documenting proposed changes to equipment, processes, systems, procedures or organizations before they are introduced. It helps identify and control risks, ensuring that changes are implemented safely, effectively and in compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
Management of Change ensures that organizational and technical changes are systematically assessed and controlled before implementation.
Management of Change is a core element of process safety management and is widely applied to engineering, operational, organizational and procedural changes that could affect safety, reliability, environmental performance or regulatory compliance.
Management of Change governs the assessment and implementation of operational or technical changes, whereas configuration management controls the accuracy and integrity of approved engineering information.
Process Safety; Risk Management; Asset Management.
Oil and gas.; Petrochemical.; Manufacturing.; Utilities.; Infrastructure.
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119; CCPS Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety
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