For the life of me, I can not figure out the aversion to doing MOCs. I am guessing that my experiences in Petrochem were not the norm, as we used our MOC process for just about everything under the sun. Heck even the QC group used our MOC process. We rarely questioned the value of doing an MOC and the MOC process was fully accepted as a way of managing changes irregardless of what OSHA or EPA required. As such I saw many occasions where the MOC process saved my behind; especially in my early days as a safety manager doing PSM. Here are some of my learning’s…