Entertaining and educational slideshow on Lucky Barriers.

2. Lucky Barrier Anything that does or did protect something worth protecting, but is so fragile as to be "lucky." © 2010, William R. Corcoran, NSRC Corp., 860-285-8779, firebird.one@alum.mit.edu

3. A Picture is Worth 1000 Words. Without the Lucky Barriers near misses would be Real McCoys © 2010, William R. Corcoran, NSRC Corp., 860-285-8779, firebird.one@alum.mit.edu

4. Fragility of Effective and Unchallenged Barriers Positive Control Of Tools Pre-job Brief Lanyards For Tools Restraining Lip on Scaffold Deck Situational Awareness Preventing Work Under Scaffold (Luck) Hard Hat First Aid Assistance Medical Assistance Ineffective: See actual hazards. Ineffective: Worker set hammer down. Ineffective: Hammer not tethered. Ineffective: Gap in restraining lip. Ineffective: Worker A Kicks Hammer Off Deck.. Ineffective: Worker B Under Scaffold Effective Barrier: Hammer Misses Worker B Not Challenged Not Challenged Not Challenged ?? © 2010, William R. Corcoran, NSRC Corp., 860-285-8779, firebird.one@alum.mit.edu Ineffective: See actual hazards. Ineffective: Worker set hammer down.

5. © 2010, William R. Corcoran, NSRC Corp., 860-285-8779, firebird.one@alum.mit.edu The Lucky Barrier comes in here!!

6. © 2010, William R. Corcoran, NSRC Corp., 860-285-8779, firebird.one@alum.mit.edu Eight Questions For Insight Quality & Safety Impact What were the event consequences? What was the event significance? Vulnerability What set us up for the event? What triggered the event? What made the event as bad as it was? What kept it from being a lot worse? Learning: What should be learned from the event? Doing: What should be done about it? Consummation Exacerbation Mitigation Corrective Action (closeout) The Lucky Barrier comes in here!!

10. Lucky Barrier Case © 2010, William R. Corcoran, NSRC Corp., 860-285-8779, firebird.one@alum.mit.edu

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