Internet Resources

FODNews.com
Help for people who must stop Foreign Object Damage (FOD) in aviation. News articles, useful information, web link contacts & resources, discussion group and more.

Foreign Object Debris and Damage Prevention
Boeing article describes elements that make an airport FOD prevention program effective.

Maintenance And Ramp Safety Society (MARSS)
A non-profit society dedicated to reducing aviation human error, MARSS offers training courses, videotapes, posters and more to help you stay safe on the operations ramp and in the maintenance shop.

Runway Technologies
Runway Technologies, LLC provides a patented solution for preventing aircraft incursion and FOD at airfields. 

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FOD REGULATIONS
Use these instructions to navigate to the US Air Force's FOD Prevention Program Regulations.

Machida Boroscopes
Detect and repair Foreign Object Damage.

Assessing the Resistance of a titanium-aluminide (TiAl) low-pressure turbine blade to FOD

National Aerospace FOD Prevention, Inc. (NAFPI)
A forum for the exchange of ideas and information to promote FOD prevention in the aerospace industry.

University of California, Berkeley, Department of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering
Simulation of Foreign Object Damage of Ti-6Al-4V Gas Turbine Blades.

Crew Resource Management and
Human Factors Training
Safety Courses offered for Flight crews, Flight Attendants, Dispatchers, Maintenance Personnel, or anyone else acting in a support capacity in flight operations. Single-pilot operators will also benefit!

Southwest Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers
Comprehensive list of Aviation Safety links.

Flight Safety Foundation
An independent, nonprofit, nonpolitical international organization dedicated to aviation safety.

Video-Based Foreign Object Detection
Technique that can be applied to any assembly process where inclusion of foreign material can cause harm.