---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.1912"
title: "30"
number: "250.1912"
heading: "What criteria for management of change must my SEMS program meet?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.1912"
---

# §250.1912. What criteria for management of change must my SEMS program meet?

- (a) You must develop and implement written management of change procedures for modifications associated with the following:
  - (1) Equipment,
  - (2) Operating procedures,
  - (3) Personnel changes (including contractors),
  - (4) Materials, and
  - (5) **Operating conditions.**
- (b) Management of change procedures do not apply to situations involving replacement in kind (such as, replacement of one component by another component with the same performance capabilities).
- (c) You must review all changes prior to their implementation.
- (d) The following items must be included in your management of change procedures:
  - (1) The technical basis for the change;
  - (2) Impact of the change on safety, health, and the coastal and marine environments;
  - (3) Necessary time period to implement the change; and
  - (4) **Management approval procedures for the change.**
- (e) Employees, including contractors whose job tasks will be affected by a change in the operation, must be informed of, and trained in, the change prior to startup of the process or affected part of the operation; and
- (f) If a management of change results in a change in the operating procedures of your SEMS program, such changes must be documented and dated.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.