ANNUAL NAFPI FOD CONFERENCES – Gold Mines of Information, FOD Prevention Equipment & Networking Opportunities

Each year front line FOD Prevention managers and supervisors get together to share serious information, swap stories, view new products and hear presentations from peers, suppliers and innovators in the field.

If you don’t know, NAFPI, National Aerospace FOD Prevention, Inc., is a non-profit foundation dedicated to reducing FOD and improving safety in aviation. Learn more about NAFPI and download presentations at www.nafpi.com.

There’s no substitute for the intensive, face-to-face communications with others that takes place at these meetings. However, online copies of presentations give attendee and non-attendee a chance to review important materials to enhance training sessions back at the home operation. We’ve provided links to the presentations on line at the time we compiled this FOD News item.

You may want to check the NAFPI link periodically for new presentations, which are added as they become available. And watch for information about the upcoming conference.

Among the major presentations at previous NAFPI FOD Conferences:

FOD 101 Basics of FOD & Tool Control
Light-hearted basics about a serious subject. Cool graphics with gnomes and cartoons that make the message more palatable – FOD is “A Bad Thing.” Enjoyable and informative.

Northrup Grumman LOQA
Rich color photos and illustrations make this presentation a model of how to say it with class. More formal and technical than FOD 101, this presents a comprehensive look at Northrup Grumman’s Lean Operations & Quallity Assurance management system for efficient operations large or small.

DNV ISO 9000 & Certification
This site provides the visual outline of a serious considerations regarding certification and designing a Quality Management System.

Tool Control Slides
Not attributed, but useful series of slides outlining tool control procedures.

Keep watching for more presentations. You can always use our links from this FOD Control Corporation site for convenience.