In recent months we have seen some reductions in workforce across several clients. Some of these clients are very mature in their approach to safety management, and others are not quite there yet. In those businesses with a mature Safety Management System (SMS), one of these facilities is NOT a PSM/RMP facility – but they have a MOC process that they utilize effectively.
The others made their case that this reduction in their workforce was not a change that fell under PSM/RMP management of change and thus decided they did not need to utilize their MOC tool to help them manage this change. You see, one type of business does what is best for the business, and the other attempts to satisfy a government agency.
This is the story of the latter…