Management of Change No Change Goes Unreviewed
Uncontrolled changes are one of the leading causes of major industrial incidents. Oriens MOC enforces a structured, risk-assessed, multi-discipline review process for every change keeping people safe and operations compliant.
Equipment Modification Pump Seal Unit 3
Initiated by Omar A. · Due 28 Apr 2025 · UNDER REVIEW
Change Lifecycle
Risk Assessment
Consequence
Likelihood
Residual
MEDIUM
Multi-Discipline Review
The Risks of Uncontrolled Change
Changes to equipment, processes, and procedures without structured review are a leading cause of serious industrial incidents and regulatory violations.
Changes Made Without Formal Review
Equipment modifications, procedure updates, and chemical substitutions are implemented without risk assessment or approval creating unrecognised hazards that persist long after the change.
Affected Parties Not Notified
Workers, maintenance teams, and contractors who operate changed equipment or follow changed procedures are not informed. They continue using old methods, creating dangerous mismatches between reality and procedure.
Approvals via Email and WhatsApp
Change approvals happen informally through messaging apps and email chains. There is no structured record of who approved what, what conditions were set, and whether those conditions were verified.
No Post-Implementation Review
Changes are implemented but never formally reviewed to confirm they achieved the intended outcome safely. Issues introduced by the change go undetected until they manifest as incidents.
Temporary Changes Become Permanent
Changes approved as temporary persist indefinitely because there is no system tracking their expiry or triggering a formal review decision. Temporary fixes become permanent unknowns.
Regulatory Inspectors Find Undocumented Changes
During regulatory inspections, auditors find physical changes to equipment or processes that are not reflected in any P&ID, procedure, or safety documentation triggering enforcement action.
A Complete System for Safe, Controlled Change
Oriens MOC guides every change through a structured, risk-assessed, and fully documented lifecycle from request to post-implementation review.
Change Request Initiation
Raise structured change requests with standardised fields change type, affected systems, reason, proposed timeline, and initial risk description. Pre-screen automatically to determine if full MOC is required.
Change without control carries risk
- of major industrial accidents involve an inadequately managed change
- 70%
- of facilities lack a formal Management of Change process
- 50%
- reduction in change-related incidents with structured MoC workflows
- 35%
of major industrial accidents involve an inadequately managed change
of facilities lack a formal Management of Change process
reduction in change-related incidents with structured MoC workflows
Safe Change in 5 Structured Steps
Every change follows a governed, risk-assessed lifecycle nothing is implemented without review, nothing is closed without verification.
MOC Connected to Your Full HSE & EAM Workflow
Oriens MOC works standalone or embedded in Oriens EAM linking changes to risk registers, permits, work orders, and document control.
Option A
Oriens MOC Standalone
Deploy Oriens MOC independently alongside your existing CMMS, ERP, or safety systems via open REST API no full EAM adoption required.
- Deploys in under 4 weeks
- REST API for ERP and CMMS integration
- Mobile-first works on any device
- SSO and Active Directory support
- Standalone MOC dashboards and reports
Option B
Integrated with Oriens EAM
↔ Oriens EAM
↔ Oriens HSE Modules
When part of Oriens EAM, MOC changes share live data with work orders, permit records, risk registers, and document control ensuring every system reflects the current state of operations.
- Changes linked to Permit to Work for execution control
- Risk register updated automatically when change risk is assessed
- Work orders created directly from approved MOC implementation plans
- Document control notified of required document updates on approval
Built for Industries Where Uncontrolled Change Is Not an Option
Oriens MOC is used across high-hazard and regulated industries where every equipment, process, and procedural change must be reviewed, approved, and documented before implementation.
Oil & Gas
Refineries, offshore platforms, and petrochemical plants managing equipment modifications, process parameter changes, and procedural revisions under strict process safety management requirements.
Power & Utilities
Power generation and transmission facilities controlling plant modifications, instrumentation changes, and operational procedure updates with full multi-discipline review and audit trails.
Manufacturing
Process and discrete manufacturers managing production process changes, equipment upgrades, and SOP revisions that require structured risk assessment before implementation.
Chemicals & Pharma
Regulated facilities running GMP and regulatory change control programmes where every process or equipment modification must be documented, risk-assessed, and formally approved.
Mining & Metals
Mining and smelting operations controlling changes to ground support, blasting procedures, and processing equipment where unreviewed changes present serious safety risks.
Property & Facilities
Facility operators and property managers tracking building service modifications, contractor-driven changes, and compliance-linked procedure updates with structured approval workflows.
Management of Change Questions, Answered
Common questions about deploying a structured MOC process in your organisation.
Manage Change Without Introducing Risk
A structured MOC process with full documentation, impact assessments, and multi-level approvals built in.