--- title: "Step 14 Maintain Barriers" slug: "step-14-maintain-the-barriers-1" status: "update" updated: 2026-10-27T23:12:55Z published: 2026-10-27T23:12:55Z canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/step-14-maintain-the-barriers-1" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ims-handbook.cenosco.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Step 14 Maintain Barriers ## ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/Degradation%20Management%20Final%20(5).jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T11%3A53%3A03Z&se=2026-10-28T12%3A53%3A03Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=1q3%2FM%2B%2B1ODcfqKlWrfn8o5HLbtLdRrv3ZtfdEdxu0FI%3D) ## Aim The aim is to perform corrective actions, which are needed to return the Barriers status to green. See [Methodology Step 14](/v414/docs/methodology-step-14) and [Software Step 14](/v414/docs/software-step-14).