1- What is MOC.

2- Important of MOC.

3- MOC Classifications.
4- Overview of MOC process.

what is process safety?

what is process safety?
 Able to determine different types of Change.

 Understanding the relationship between MOC and

PSSR and PHA.

what is process safety?

what is process safety?
• A change is defined as any modification which may result in an
impact to the existing baseline condition.

• Reasons for changes :

Regulatory HSE&PS Technical

Improvement in
HSE&PS system or
Standards component
Compliance
required by reliability,
with modified
law or by in- functionality,
legal and operability
country or
obligations or an asset’s
international
lifetime and
corporate
performance.
 Management of Change (MOC) : is a system defines a
comprehensive structure for identifying, communicating,
reviewing, planning and documenting all changes to plant,
process, organization, and procedures.

 Management of Change is a structured approach to change from

an existing state to a desired future state
• Effective Management of Change (MOC)
is vital for safe and reliable operations.

• Poor Change Control is the major cause in

over 20% of major process incidents (
Flixborough 1974, Bhopal 1984…….etc.).

• If a proposed modification is made without

appropriate review, the risk of accident
increases significantly.
Flixborough chemical plant
• MOC minimises unplanned adverse impacts on system integrity,
security, stability, and reliability.

• MOC ensures proper level of technical completeness, accuracy of

modifications, and testing of systems before implementation.

• MOC ensures an appropriate level of management approval and

involvement.

• Evaluate process hazards and other undesired event related to

change.

• Ensure HSE & PS performance in a good manar.

“...they did not know that they did not
know.”
 MOC

Engineering Procedures
Organization

Operation/process Civil /
Design
parameters Structure
 Engineering change is : any modification to the existing facilities, process
systems, and/or equipment which differs or may result in change to the original
design, specification or operation (ex. Set points, safeguards, alarm system,
raw materials, product specs, hot tapping)

 Engineering change can be :

1- Permanent.

2- Temporary.

3- Emergency.
 Change in organization can be for the for reasons:

 Outsourcing.
 Buy-out.
 Downsizing
 Merger
 Change in critical key persons.
 New regulatory requirement.
 New international standard.
 New company standard.
 New manual.
 New work instruction.
 New form.
 New checklist.
 Thanks for your Attention

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