1ChangeManagementProcessB1.10ChangeManagementProcess1.IntroductionThispolicyoutlines[YourCompany]’sapproachtomanagingchangewithintheorganisation.Allchangesinstrategy,activitiesandprocessescouldresultinchangesinHSErisks.Theserisksneedtobeidentifiedandassessedaspartofthechangemanagementprocess.2.DefinitionofChangeManagementChangemanagementmeansdefiningandadoptingcorporatestrategies,structures,proceduresandtechnologiestodealwithchangesinexternalconditionsandthebusinessenvironment.3.ExamplesofChangeManagementAllorganisationsneedtodealwithchangeevents.Successfulorganisationsareabletomanagechangeinacoherentmannerandareabletogeneratethemostbenefitfromchangesandimprovementstothewaytheydobusiness.Acompanysuchas[YourCompany]islikelytodealwithanumberofdifferenttypesofchangeevents.Thesecouldinclude:Changesinscale–Where[YourCompany]winsalargecontractoropensanewbusinesslinetherewillbeaneedtochangethewaythebusinessworksduetotheincreasingsizeoftheorganisation(e.g.increasesinemployees,needfornewpremises,needforadditionalvehicles,changesinmanagementstructuresetc.)Changesinpersonnel–Amorecommonchangeeventthatallorganisationswillfacefromtimetotimeistheneedtoadapttochangesinthepersonnelinkeypositionswithinthebusiness.Forexample,achangeinsupervisormaychangeteamdynamicswhilstachangeinaccountantcouldincludetheriskoflosingsignificantcorporateknowledge.Changesintechnology–Wheretherehavebeenimprovementsintechnology(e.g.communications,ITorequipment)therewillbeaneedfor[YourCompany]toupdatetheirsystemsandtraintheiremployeestoeffectivelymanagethechange.Changesinserviceofferings–Incircumstanceswhere[YourCompany]wastochangethebusinesslinesthatweservicethentherewillbeaneedtomanageachangeprocessthroughtrainingexistingstaff,recruitingadditionalstaff,updatingthebusinessplanandpotentiallyinvestinginnewequipmentandmarketingliterature.Legislativechange–Changesinlawsandregulationscouldhaveasignificantimpactonhow[YourCompany]goesaboutundertakingitswork.24.HSEimplicationsoforganisationalchangeAllchangesinscale,personnel,technology,strategyandprocessescouldresultinchangesinHSErisks.Theserisksneedtobeidentifiedandassessedaspartofthechangemanagementprocess.Someexamplesofhowchangemayimpactriskareoutlinedbelow:HSErisks-Changesinscale–Wheretherewillbeaneedtochangethewaythe[YourCompany]worksduetotheincreasingsizeoftheorganisationtheremaybeadditionalHSErisksthatneedtobeconsideredduetorecruitmentandinductionofadditionalstaff,conductingoperationsinnewpremises;useofnewvehiclesorequipmentorchangesinmanagementstructuresorreportinglines.HSERisks-ChangesinPersonnel–WheretherearechangesinpersonneltheremaybeHSErisksassociatedwithalackofknowledgeofthenewstaffofthecorrectsafetyproceduresandprotocols.Indeed,theremayevenberisksassociatedwiththesafetyculturethatthesenewemployeesmaybringwiththem.HSERisks-Changesintechnology–InvestmentinnewprocessesorequipmentcanbringHSEriskswherepersonnelarenottrainedorexperiencedintheuseofthenewequipment/technology.HSERisks–ServiceOfferings–Changesintherangeandnatureofservicesofferedby[YourCompany]wouldbringadditionalHSErisksduetothenewactivitiesthatstaffmustundertakesoastoprovidetheseservices.ProcessforassessingHSErisksassociatedwithChangeManagementThecontrolprocessforassessingandmitigatingrisksassociatedwithChangeManagementarethesameasthoseinplaceforotherworkplaceHSEris...