MOC form? Prepare well and then immediately digitally
MOC - Management Of Change form. This Management Of Change form supports the control of the change process. Control of the change process is a necessity to prevent unpleasant incidents. Integrity and safety of installations, systems and processes must be guaranteed and people must be able to work and stay safely.
To be able to assess the change correctly, sufficient knowledge and skills in the MOC team are required. They also need to know from each other what information is available, who does what and when, such as the assessment and the decision. In such a field of work, an online workflow form on a social platform has great advantages.
However, don't start with the MOC form right away. In order to properly implement the control of a change, a number of conditions must be met. The most important conditions for a controlled MOC process:
- Sufficient knowledge and skills
- Sufficient job level assessors and approvers
- Right participants in the MOC process: HSE, process technology, MOC champ, QA/QC
- Formal and authorized MOC process
In particular, having a MOC pit bull in the organization to monitor all of this is key to success.
It starts with a clear process description: who is allowed to take the initiative and what needs to be sorted out in advance, related to the estimated risk. Then, which functions should be involved and have the powers to approve the change for implementation. Finally, who assesses afterwards whether there are 'lessons learned' for the next time.
As a flowchart:
Differentfunctions / people therefore play a role in the MOC process. This not only requires a digital MOC that several people have access to, but also an active role with their own responsibilities. With a workflow you enforce a good Management Of Change process. Depending on the flowstep, the parties involved take action. A workflow is a nice addition to a digital MOC form.
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