Section 296-67-355 - [Effective 12/27/2024] Management of change(1) The employer must develop, implement, and maintain effective written management of change (MOC) procedures to assess and manage changes (except for replacements-in-kind) in process chemicals, technology, procedures, process equipment and facilities. The MOC procedure must include provisions for temporary repairs, including temporary pipe repairs.(2) The MOC procedures must ensure that the following are addressed and documented prior to any change:(a) The technical basis for the proposed change;(b) Potential process safety impacts of the change including, but not limited to: (i) New process safety hazards; or(ii) Worsening an existing process safety hazard;(c) Modifications to operating and maintenance procedures, or development of new operating and maintenance procedures;(d) The time period required for the change; and(e) Authorization requirements for the proposed change.(3) Prior to implementing a major change, the employer must review or perform a DMR and perform a HCA. The findings of the DMR and recommendations of the HCA must be included in the MOC documentation.(4) The employer must use qualified personnel and appropriate methods for all MOCs, based upon hazard, complexity and type of change.(5) Employees involved in the process, as well as maintenance workers whose job tasks will be affected by a change, must be informed of, and effectively trained in the change in a timely manner prior to the implementation of the change. For contractors and employees of contractors who are operating the process and whose job tasks will be affected by a change, the employer must make the MOC documentation available and require effective training in the change in a timely manner, prior to implementation of the change.(6) If a change covered by this section results in a change to the PSI, such information must be amended and updated in a timely manner.(7) If a change covered by this section results in a change to the operating procedures, the procedures must be amended and updated in a timely manner prior to implementation of the change.Wash. Admin. Code § 296-67-355
Adopted by WSR 24-02-037, Filed 12/27/2023, effective 12/27/2024