A Change Safety Specialist is responsible for the safety assurance activities associated with a high significance change and for assuring that the change is acceptably safe to be introduced into the operation. The Change Safety Specialist will normally report to the Change Owner for day to day tasks, however, they shall work closely with the Safety Risk Owner who has overall accountability for the acceptance of the change.
The person fulfilling the Change Safety Specialist Role may also fulfill the Safety Risk Assessor Role for the specific change.
The following material provides guidance to support this role.