FOD Prevention Mats
The Solution For Aviation Construction FOD Control
With increased demand for states and airport authorities worldwide to transform and renovate aging infrastructure, expand airfields and enhance terminal capacity, FODS Reusable Construction Entrances are ideal to help expedite large-scale airport projects - all while maintaining operational safety of aircraft and vehicular traffic movements, critical aircraft rescue and recovery routes, and site cleanliness.
Virtually all airport projects are likely to create a FOD (foreign object debris) problem.
FOD can cause severe damage to aircraft and airport equipment. Loose debris and unprotected granular materials exposed to engine and/or jet blast can be sucked into aircraft engines or cause damage to tires. Damage to aircraft can lead to expensive repairs, flight delays and compromised safety of the flying public as well as airline employees and operations personnel.
Careful attention must be paid to debris that can be either tracked out by vehicles from the job site onto an operating surface or can blown onto the airside. Construction contracts must include FOD control and monitoring management plans. The cost of work stoppage and of any remedial measures can be incurred by the contractor and airport operators will promptly shut down a violating job site until satisfactory FOD control is in place. The FAA requires daily checks for FOD (foreign object debris).
As a result, contractors are choosing FODS Trackout Control versus traditional stabilized rock construction entrances. Rock trackouts can be dangerous, often leave sediment on tires which tracks all over runways and tarmacs, cannot be moved or reused, need continual refreshment and take extra time to dig out at the termination of the project.
With FODS Trackout Control Systems you have an instant construction entrance. There is no rock, no mud build up and no rock compaction or trackout.
During your construction phasing and safety planning, consider FODS tracking pads for your next international airport project. Our entrances outperform and outlast traditional riprap entrances, keeping FOD off runways, and away from aircraft equipment.
It's (FODS) a simple device that offers another opportunity to reduce debris onto the airport environment. The device consists of a series of mats that all vehicles entering the airfield will drive across. The simple act of driving across these mats will cause the tires to flex, helping to remove FOD from the tread of the tires. At the same time, it creates a slight vibration to loosen anything that may be on the undercarriage of the vehicle.
Operational Continuity
FOD Check Mats provide an Effective Alternative for Traditional Airport Construction Methods
FODS can be deployed and relocated quickly, ensuring construction does not interfere with critical aircraft rescue routes or taxiways during large-scale terminal or runway expansion projects
Regulatory Compliance
Decrease time spent on FOD Checks
FODS helps meet FAA requirements for FOD prevention, which includes daily inspections and strict enforcement. Using FODS reduces the likelihood of work stoppages due to noncompliance and reduces the time spent checking tires for FOD.