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Standards, together with measurement and feedback systems, make ac-
countability for the critical work feasible and are essential in helping main-
tain operating discipline. Without performance standards, the process model
is incomplete and insufficient to sustain serious-incident-free operations.
References
1. Railroad Commission of Texas, Application of Seminole Pipeline Company to
Expand the Underground Hydrocarbon Storage Facility at Brenham Salt
Dome, Washington and Austin Counties, Texas; Oil and Gas Docket No. 03-
0200582, 25 March 1994.
2. S. R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (New York: Simon &
Schuster 1989), 47–49. Excerpt used with permission. All rights reserved.
3. M. Carter, “Pearl Harbor—This Is No Drill,” Dallas Morning News, 1
December 1991, 36A.
