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operation that has substantially reduced its potential for experiencing a
high-consequence incident.
The pipeline team reviews its performance measures on a monthly
basis, and a reinforcement plan is triggered when performance milestones
are achieved. When work fails to meet established standards, root causes are
identified and corrected. The team focuses on removing barriers that are un-
favorably impacting performance.
The pipeline team’s reinforcement plan (Table 15-4) includes reinforce-
ment both for achieving results and for actions supporting the incident pre-
vention process. Reinforcers are primarily intangible, often consisting of
notes of appreciation or verbal recognition. Celebrations have also proven
to be effective reinforcement for achievement of major milestones and have
helped build the team’s esprit de corps.

TABLE 15-5
QMI Tank Storage Operations Serious Incident Prevention Critical Work
Critical Work Frequency
Inspections conducted to monitor:
a) Presence of any leakage from tanks or Daily
piping
b) Tank inventories Daily
c) Nitrogen inerting system Daily
d) Sprinkler system operability Weekly
e) Condition and accuracy of labels on Monthly
tanks and lines
f) Integrity of tank diking Monthly
g) Condition of bonding and grounding Monthly
h) Condition of no-smoking signs Monthly
i) Condition of access for emergency re- Monthly
sponse
j) Fire extinguishers in-place, unblocked, Monthly
and charged
k) Accumulation of weeds and combustibles Monthly
l) Flame arrestors:
in place Monthly
unplugged Annual
m) External corrosion Annual
n) Adequacy of drainage Annual
o) Integrity of floating roofs Annual
p) Internal corrosion Every 3–5 years, depending upon product
and past history of corrosion
q) prestartup inspection for new or modi- Prior to each startup as applicable
fied equipment