FME Carts

A Critical Tool… But Only If Properly Tracked

FME (Foreign Material Exclusion) tool carts are designed to ensure the availability of FME covers — and to guarantee safe interventions whenever critical circuits are opened.

They play a key role in risk control, yet too often they are:

• incomplete,
• checked without a proper inventory,
• left on site once the job is finished.

Common field issues

• No register of active carts: how many are in service, where, and for what purpose?
• Condition not verified: dirty, incomplete, or misused equipment
• FME items lost or missing, never traced or reported
• No traceability of assignments: which project, company, or responsible person?
• Carts left behind after work ends, without cleaning or retrieval

How BROLZ helps

BROLZ ensures FME carts are managed as true critical equipment: assigned, tracked, inspected, and retrieved.

Key features:

• Individual cart record with location, type, contents, intended use, condition
• Assignment to a project, zone, or contractor
• Start-of-use checklist (cleaning, content verification, FME compliance)
• Field reporting of non-compliance (missing items, contamination, misuse)
• Full history of assignments and reuse
• Retrieval tracking: who returned it, when, and in what condition

What changes with BROLZ

• Clear visibility of carts, their condition, and contents
• Rigorous tracking without extra paperwork
• Reduced FME-related risks (foreign object left behind, missing tools…)
• Improved coordination at project close-out
• Easier consolidation of lessons learned across sites

Coming soon: A practical guide

We are preparing a practical guide to FME cart management, including:

• A reminder of FME field best practices
• Simple record and checklist templates
• Practical case studies from civil nuclear and decommissioning projects
• Methods to assign responsibility without adding complexity

The guide will be published soon.
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FME safety starts with disciplined cart management.

Using FME carts without traceability is taking unnecessary risk.

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