@article{ref1,
title="Safety change management - a new method for integrated management of organizational and technical changes",
journal="Safety science",
year="2017",
author="Gerbec, Marko",
volume="100",
number="",
pages="225-234",
abstract="Changes are a daily reality in the process industry and potential implications on major accident hazards must be properly managed. Management of change is a part of safety management, however, changes are often complex and usually involve both technical and organizational aspects. We present a new integrated method (to make a distinction, we name it a &quot;Safety change management&quot;) to evaluate and manage change proposals, considering both technical and organizational dimensions in an integrated way. This method includes the consideration of applicable management levels within the organization and follows a business process redesign model. A change is evaluated for its impacts and interactions between various management levels (using a set of checklists) and accordingly, planning actions are prepared for validation and monitoring. The method was subject to testing and validation by two industrial organizations via ex-post re-assessments of three recent changes. The proposed method was found detailed, effective, useful and transparent by the plant managers involved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="10.1016/j.ssci.2016.07.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2016.07.006"
}