Management-of-change is a human-made formal review process that evaluates the safety, operational, and regulatory implications of proposed changes to an industrial or organizational system before implementation. It operates by requiring documented hazard identification, risk assessment of the change, approval by authorized personnel, communication to affected parties, and update of relevant procedures and training records. [formal: administratio mutationis | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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management-of-change
Management-of-change is a human-made formal review process that evaluates the safety, operational, and regulatory implications of proposed changes to an industrial or organizational system before implementation. It operates by requiring do…
Definition
Why it is in scope
Human-made procedural control that requires formal review, approval, and documentation before any change to equipment, procedures, personnel, or materials is implemented in an operational environment. It persists as a structured workflow embedded in safety-management-systems.
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- management-of-changeen · CANONICAL
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Management-of-change is designed and maintained for the sake of safety-management-system: it provides the structured review process that SMS requires to ensure changes do not introduce new hazards. Law 8d: the designed purpose is to further SMS operation.
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Management of change procedures are maintained for the sake of safety management: they ensure that organizational or system changes do not introduce uncontrolled safety risks. The MoC process serves as a control mechanism within the broader safety management system.
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- Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC
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