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I am reviewing our organisational change assessment on a top tier COMAH chemical manufacturing site and would like to know what others use for their assessment. We are about to change from a 4 shift to a 5 shift system without increasing the workforce.
If anyone could share their assessments with me I would appreciate it. Or lets just have a discussion on what we would expect to be considered on any organisational change assessment.
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We've done this through our normal management of change process just as we would for engineering changes. That means using a checklist of items to identify as affected or not and backing up with risk assessments and other documentation related to the change.
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I've suggested to others (though havn't had any chance to try it myself for a proposed change) that the 5 Management Standards identified by HSE model are good 'triggers' to use in the risk assessment approach suggested by Kate. If you think about each Standard, the aspects of the proposed change that could impact that area, and what controls are planned, then you'll soon see if something is missing.
Of course, as for any risk assessment, those most likely to be impacted by the consequences (i.e. shift teams in this case?) should contribute to identifying hazards and assessing the proposed controls.
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HSE have a section on the human factors area of their website specifically on the subject - http://www.hse.gov.uk/hu...ors/topics/orgchange.htmI agree that the underlying process of managing change is the same whether it is equipment, process or organisation. A key element will be the assessment of potential risks of change. One thing companies will struggle with is having the competence to assess and sign-off more complex organisational changes as most don't employ their own human factors specialists. The method described in HSE contract research report CRR348/2001 can be very useful in carrying out (and demonstrating) a systematic assessment of the relevant issues. Go to the Energy Institute website for links to the original document and a user guide - http://www.energyinst.or...ing-arrangements-toolbox
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Thank you all for your comments this has given me enough information to be able to develope a checklist and risk assessment suitable for the task and to hold suitable consultations.
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