Author Archives: Garth Hughes

FOD walks are activities designed to get as many people as possible to a particular site so that they can walk through an area or flight line to retrieve trash, rocks, loose metal objects, or anything else that may be… Read the rest

FOD incidents (operational problems and system/component failures directly related to FOD) must be documented and investigated. An Incident Report form is used to document the problem and the findings. The sample incident report below may be used as a more… Read the rest

Obtaining accurate information is a critical step towards preventing FOD. Without it other elements of your FOD Prevention Program may be misguided, and a waste of valuable time and resources. Audits / Inspections are the best way to obtain real-time information… Read the rest

FOD incidents are danger signals of ineffective control methods or practices. Identifying the causes requires detective work and analysis. Analysis requires data. To be helpful, data must be collected regularly, recorded in a consistent format and provided in easy-to-understand FOD… Read the rest