---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 68.75"
title: "40"
number: "68.75"
heading: "Management of change."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/68.75"
---

# §68.75. Management of change.

- (a) The owner or operator shall establish and implement written procedures to manage changes (except for “replacements in kind”) to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures; and, changes to stationary sources that affect a covered process.
- (b) The procedures shall assure that the following considerations are addressed prior to any change:
  - (1) The technical basis for the proposed change;
  - (2) Impact of change on safety and health;
  - (3) Modifications to operating procedures;
  - (4) Necessary time period for the change; and,
  - (5) **Authorization requirements for the proposed change.**
- (c) Employees involved in operating a process and maintenance and contract employees whose job tasks will be affected by a change in the process shall be informed of, and trained in, the change prior to start-up of the process or affected part of the process.
- (d) If a change covered by this paragraph results in a change in the process safety information required by [§ 68.65](/cfr/40/68.65.md) of this part, such information shall be updated accordingly.
- (e) If a change covered by this paragraph results in a change in the operating procedures or practices required by [§ 68.69](/cfr/40/68.69.md), such procedures or practices shall be updated accordingly.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 61 FR 31722, June 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7412(r), 7601(a)(1), 7661-7661f.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 4493, Jan. 31, 1994, unless otherwise noted.