🔄 Management of Change (MoC)

Uncontrolled change is one of the leading causes of major industrial disasters. This course teaches Management of Change (MoC) end to end — why the discipline exists (with Bhopal, Piper Alpha and Texas City as real historical drivers), what actually counts as a "change", the MoC workflow from initiation to close-out, the roles and authorities involved, the red flags of "shadow changes" that bypass the system, and how MoC integrates with permit-to-work and risk assessment. It is aligned with ISO 45001:2018 clause 8.1.3 and ISO 14001:2015 control of planned changes. The course is organized into 6 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is free awareness-level training designed for anyone who needs a practical, working understanding of the topic.

What you'll learn

• Why MoC exists and what happens when change is uncontrolled
• What counts as a change — and what does not
• The MoC workflow: initiate, assess, approve, implement, verify, close out
• Roles, authorities and separation of duties
• Shadow changes and the red flags that reveal them
• How MoC connects to permit-to-work and risk assessment

Learning objectives

• Explain why Management of Change is a core requirement of ISO 45001 (8.1.3) and ISO 14001
• Classify changes to equipment, process, materials, organization and temporary arrangements
• Distinguish a true change from a like-for-like "replacement in kind"
• Walk the full MoC lifecycle from request to verified close-out
• Identify shadow changes, emergency-change abuse and temporary-becomes-permanent drift
• Link MoC outputs to risk assessment, pre-start-up review and permit-to-work controls