Change Management
PRINCIPLE
All changes which could affect people’s safety or health, the environment or the reliability of operations must be managed appropriately.
EXPECTATIONSALL AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE EXPECTED TO:
10.1 Determine which changes need to be managed, including permanent or temporary changes to the Organization, people, processes, facilities, materials, substances, services or Requirements.
10.2 Implement a change management process that includes the following stages: request for change, preliminary analysis, definition, review and approval, documentation update, communication and training of the people involved, follow-up and validation of change implementation, and conclusion.
10.3 The process for determining whether a change is necessary or not should include an assessment of alternatives and the selected choice, a description of the proposed change, the identification of hazards, assessment of risks and the dedinition of prevention and mitigation measures, management of the necessary permits, development of change implementation plan and the related measures.
10.4 Develop activities relating to change management with qualified Staff, subject to specific review and approval procedures based on the magnitude of the identified risks.
10.5 At pre-determined regular intervals, check that the scope, characteristics and duration of temporary changes are only modified once these have been reviewed and approved.
