Summary
In short
- A management of change is a record used in General that makes sure a change to equipment, materials, people or process is assessed before it happens rather than after. It is built against OSHA 1910.119(l), ISO 45001 cl.8.1.3 and forms part of the Capital Projects and Commissioning programme.
- Raised whenever something is being changed that is not a like for like replacement. Completed by the change owner and approved by area management.
- The template holds 47 fields across 8 sections.
- Scoring is change risk band, where high is bad.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: linked from every workspace.
What it is
What it is
What is a management of change?
A management of change is a record used in General that makes sure a change to equipment, materials, people or process is assessed before it happens rather than after. It is built against OSHA 1910.119(l), ISO 45001 cl.8.1.3 and forms part of the Capital Projects and Commissioning programme.
When is a management of change completed?
A management of change is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Raised whenever something is being changed that is not a like for like replacement.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Capital Projects and Commissioning programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: linked from every workspace
Not for
- Risk Assessment, which the single risk assessment used across the whole business.
- Root Cause Analysis, which finds out why something happened rather than who was involved.
- Corrective and Preventive Action, which the single action record used everywhere.
- Anything outside General, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
OSHA 1910.119Process safety management
Managing highly hazardous chemicals, covering process hazard analysis, change and mechanical integrity.
OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
The United States workplace safety regulator. Its standards are law where they apply.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the management of change template based on?+
It is built against OSHA 1910.119(l), ISO 45001 cl.8.1.3. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the management of change contain?+
There are 8 sections: header, change detail, scope, risk assessment, requirements triggered, related records, approval, implementation and closure. Together they hold 47 fields, 21 of which are required.
How many management of change records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the management of change belong to?+
It is part of Capital Projects and Commissioning, Master Data and Foundations, Change Control. Equipment arriving with its procedures, training and spares rather than after them.
How is a management of change scored?+
Scoring is change risk band. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the management of change template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the management of change library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in General — control tower. The orchestration layer. Registries and engines every other workspace reads from.
Meet General→Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization
- OSHA 1910.119 — Process safety management
- OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Administration