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The PaintSquare Guide to SSPC
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July 2012 - Steve Collins, SSPC President, 2012–2013
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July 2012
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June 2012 - Bob McMurdy and Steve Collins
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June 2012
May 2012 - Kevin A. Schweikhart, PCS, MCI Protective Coatings Solutions, Inc.
May 2012
March 2012
January 2012 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
January 2012
January 2012
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011 - the JPCL Staff
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
November 2011
November 2011 - the JPCL Staff
October 2011
October 2011
October 2011 - Mike Kline, Director of Marketing, SSPC
September 2011 - JPCL Staff
September 2011
September 2011
May 2011 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
May 2011
May 2011
April 2011 - Jodi Temyer, JPCL
April 2011
November/December 2010
August 2010
August 2010
July 2010 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
July 2010
July 2010
June 2010
May 2010 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
May 2010 - JPCL Staff
May 2010
May 2010
April 2010 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
April 2010
March 2010 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
March 2010
March 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
January 2010 - JPCL Staff
January 2010
December 2009 - Rob Francis, Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd
December 2009 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
December 2009 - the JPCL Staff
December 2009
December 2009
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
October 2009
September 2009
September 2009
August 2009
August 2009 - Daryl Fleming and Jodi Temyer, JPCL
August 2009
July 2009
July 2009
May 2009 - Alison B. Kaelin, CQA, KTA-Tator, Inc.
May 2009
April 2009
April 2009
April 2009
March 2009 - Pamela Groff, SSPC Technical Materials Development Specialist
March 2009
January/February 2009 - Jayson L. Helsel, P.E., KTA-Tator Inc.
December 2008 2008 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
December 2008 2008 - SSPC
December 2008 2008 - SSPC
November 2008 - Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
October 2005
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SSPC 2012
January 30 - February 2, 2012
SSPC Board of Governors Meeting
September 20, 2011
SSPC 2012 Call for Papers
June 13, 2011
SSPC Ontario Section Meeting
April 28, 2011
SSPC Ontario Chapter Meeting
March 10, 2011
KTA Tator - SSPC C.5 Supervisor/Competant Person Refresher
February 11, 2011
KTA Tator - SSPC C.3 Supervisor/Competant Person Training for Deleading of Industrial Structures
February 7 - February 10, 2011
SSPC 2011
January 31 - February 3, 2011
SSPC Training - Fund. of Protective Coatings (C1)
January 10 - January 14, 2011
SSPC Training - Airless Spray Basics (C12)
December 18 - December 19, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS)
December 18, 2010
SSPC Training - Planning & Specifying Industrial Coatings Projects (C2)
December 13 - December 17, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS)
December 11, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)
December 8 - December 11, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
December 6 - December 11, 2010
SSPC Training - Planning & Specifying Industrial Coatings Projects (C2)
December 6 - December 10, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Basics
December 6 - December 7, 2010
SSPC Training - Water Jetting Program (C13)
December 4 - December 5, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
November 22 - December 3, 2010
SSPC Training - Abrasive Blasting Program (C7)
November 20, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)
November 17 - November 20, 2010
SSPC Training - Applicator Train-the-Trainer Program
November 17 - November 18, 2010
SSPC Training - Project Management for Industrial Painting Contractors
November 16 - November 17, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
November 15 - November 20, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Basics
November 15 - November 16, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
November 15 - November 20, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS)
November 13, 2010
SSPC Training - Airless Spray Basics (C12)
November 10 - November 11, 2010
SSPC Training - Bridge Coatings Inspector Program (BCI)
November 8 - November 13, 2010
SSPC Training - Planning & Specifying Industrial Coatings Projects (C2)
November 8 - November 12, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
November 8 - November 13, 2010
SSPC Training - Airless Spray Basics (C12)
November 2 - November 3, 2010
SSPC Training - Abrasive Blasting Program (C7)
November 1, 2010
SSPC Training - Fundamentals of Protective Coatings (C1)
November 1 - November 5, 2010
SSPC Training - Lead Paint Removal Refresher (C5)
October 29, 2010
SSPC Training - Lead Paint Removal (C3)
October 25, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
October 25 - October 30, 2010
KTA Tator - SSPC C.5 Supervisor/Competant Person Refresher
October 22, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)
October 20 - October 23, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)
October 20 - October 23, 2010
SSPC Training - Project Management for Industrial Painting Contractors
October 20 - October 21, 2010
SSPC Training - Lead Paint Removal (C3)
October 19 - October 22, 2010
SSPC Training - Evaluating Common Coating Contract Clauses
October 19, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Basics
October 18 - October 19, 2010
SSPC Training - Quality Control Supervisor (QCS)
October 18 - October 19, 2010
SSPC Training - Lead Paint Removal Refresher (C5)
October 18, 2010
KTA Tator - SSPC C.3 Supervisor/Competant Person Training for Deleading of Industrial Structures
October 18 - October 21, 2010
SSPC Training - Fundamentals of Protective Coatings (C1)
October 11 - October 15, 2010
SSPC Training - Airless Spray Basics (C12)
October 7 - October 8, 2010
SSPC Training - Marine Plural Component Program (MPCAC-C14)
October 5 - October 6, 2010
SSPC Training - NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI)
October 4 - October 8, 2010
SSPC Training - Abrasive Blasting Program (C7)
October 4, 2010
SSPC Training - Water Jetting Program (C13)
September 30 - October 1, 2010
SSPC Training - Quality Control Supervisor (QCS)
September 29 - September 30, 2010
SSPC Training - Airless Spray Basics (C12)
September 28 - September 29, 2010
SSPC Training - Abrasive Blasting Program (C7)
September 27, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS)
September 25, 2010
SSPC Training - Coating Application Specialist Certification Program (CAS)
September 23, 2010
SSPC Training - Applicator Train-the-Trainer Program
September 21 - September 22, 2010
SSPC Training - NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI)
September 20 - September 25, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
September 20 - September 25, 2010
SSPC Training - Planning & Specifying Industrial Coatings Projects (C2)
September 20 - September 24, 2010
SSPC Training - Bridge Coatings Inspector Program (BCI)
September 13 - September 18, 2010
SSPC Training - Floor Coating Basics
September 13 - September 14, 2010
SSPC Training - Applicator Train-the-Trainer Program
September 12 - September 13, 2010
SSPC Training - Water Jetting Program (C13)
September 11 - September 12, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
September 6 - September 11, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS)
August 28, 2010
SSPC Training - NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI)
August 23 - August 27, 2010
SSPC Training - Planning & Specifying Industrial Coatings Projects (C2)
August 23 - August 27, 2010
SSPC Training - Airless Spray Basics (C12)
August 21 - August 22, 2010
SSPC Northern California-Nevada Chapter Dinner Meeting
August 19, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)
August 18 - August 21, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Basics
August 16 - August 17, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
August 16 - August 21, 2010
SSPC Training - Coating Application Specialist Certification Program (CAS)
August 13, 2010
SSPC Training - Quality Control Supervisor (QCS)
August 12 - August 13, 2010
SSPC Training - Project Management for Industrial Painting Contractors
August 10 - August 11, 2010
SSPC Training - Fundamentals of Protective Coatings (C1)
August 9 - August 13, 2010
SSPC Training - Evaluating Common Coating Contract Clauses
August 9, 2010
SSPC Training - NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI)
July 26 - July 30, 2010
SSPC Training - Plural Component
July 26 - July 27, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
July 26 - August 6, 2010
SSPC Training - Fundamentals of Protective Coatings (C1)
July 19 - July 23, 2010
SSPC Training - Abrasive Blasting Program (C7)
July 17, 2010
SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)
July 14 - July 17, 2010
SSPC Training - Bridge Coatings Inspector Program (BCI)
July 12 - July 17, 2010
SSPC Training - Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
July 12 - July 17, 2010
SSPC Training - Quality Control Supervisor (QCS)
July 7 - July 8, 2010
SSPC Training - Coating Application Specialist Certification Program (CAS)
June 19, 2010
SSPC Training - Abrasive Blasting Program (C7)
June 18, 2010
SSPC Training - NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI)
June 1 - June 5, 2010
SSPC PCI
April 19 - April 24, 2010
SSPC C1
April 19 - April 23, 2010
Floor Coating Basics
April 19 - April 20, 2010
SSPC C7
April 19, 2010
SSPC C12
April 17 - April 18, 2010
SSPC CAS
April 14, 2010
SSPC C3
April 13 - April 16, 2010
NAVSEA NBPI
April 12 - April 16, 2010
Train-the-Trainer
April 12 - April 13, 2010
SSPC C5
April 12, 2010
SSPC PCS
April 11, 2010
SSPC QCS
April 10 - April 11, 2010
PACE 2010
February 7 - February 10, 2010
Applicator Train-the-Trainer
August 13 - August 14, 2009
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True or false: SSPC visual standards showing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the descriptions of required cleanliness in SSPC’s written surface preparation standards.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
True or false: All the SSPC surface preparation standards are issued jointly with NACE.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
What is the subject of SSPC standard AB 4?
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
In what SSPC document do you find environmental exposure zones classified and described?
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Which of the following SSPC abrasive blast cleaning standards requires the most rigorous degree of cleaning of steel?
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Which of the following answers organizes SSPC abrasive blasting standards from least to most rigorous?
Monday, March 25, 2013
What is the alpha-numeric designation of the recently published SSPC standard describing recommended best practice in applying plural component polyureas and polyurethanes?
Friday, March 22, 2013
If a facility owner wanted to require an SSPC-certified contractor for painting a school building, he/she would specify certification according to what standard?
Monday, March 11, 2013
Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is correct?
Friday, February 15, 2013
True or false: An SSPC standard was recently published to provide a standard set of acceptance criteria to determine compliance with surface profile requirements in project specifications.
Monday, February 4, 2013
True or false: The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) has a performance standard for coatings on architectural aluminum.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
What is the alphanumeric designation of the SSPC Paint Application Standard for measuring the thickness of dry coatings on concrete?
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
In what year was the first SSPC conference and exhibition held?
Monday, January 14, 2013
What is the subject of the most recently issued SSPC standard?
Thursday, January 10, 2013
True or false: There is an SSPC power tool cleaning surface preparation standard describing a degree of cleanliness that falls between Power Tool Cleaning, SSPC-SP 3, and Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, SSPC-SP 11.
Monday, December 24, 2012
True or false: SSPC is developing standards for the selection and testing of commercial coating systems used on and in buildings.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
In its Technology Update on retrieving soluble salts from a steel substrate in the field, SSPC describes two methods. One is swabbing; what is the other?
Monday, December 17, 2012
True or false: SSPC published a surface preparation standard, now discontinued, describing flame cleaning of steel.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
What is the minimum surface profile required to meet SSPC’s specification, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal?
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Which of the following tasks is not being taken up by the SSPC Commercial Coatings Committee?
Monday, November 19, 2012
SSPC’s Coating Application Specialist Standard, ACS-1, is issued jointly with what other organization?
Monday, November 5, 2012
True or false: An SSPC Committee is working on a standard for qualifying and certifying commercial coating applicators.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
If you meet the requirements set out in an SSPC qualification procedure, what can you achieve?
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
According to SSPC's Surface Preparation Commentary for Steel and Concrete Substrates (SSPC-SP COM), final dry blast cleaning should not be conducted when the steel surface is less than how many Fahrenheit degrees above the dew point?
Thursday, September 27, 2012
True or False: SSPC’s recent revisions to SSPC-SP 11 and SSPC-SP 15 changed the standards’ requirements for surface cleanliness and minimum surface profile.
Friday, September 14, 2012
What two organizations recently worked cooperatively to revise their standards on measuring dry film thickness of coatings?
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The current president of SSPC works for what company?
Thursday, August 23, 2012
SSPC 2013 will be held January 14-17, 2013 in what city?
Monday, August 13, 2012
Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is true?
Friday, August 3, 2012
The photographic guides developed by SSPC to aid in the assessment of surface cleanliness were designed to be used with what visual aid when examining blast-cleaned steel and comparing it with the VIS-1 photos?
Friday, August 3, 2012
If a specification requires one of the following–brush-off blasting (SSPC-SP 7), commercial blasting (SSPC-SP 6), or near-white blasting (SSPC-SP 10), what other cleaning standard is invoked?
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
In its Technology Guide on the subject, what type of coating material does SSPC recommend for repairing imperfections in galvanized, organic zinc-, or inorganic zinc-coated steel?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Which one of SSPC’s qualification procedure (QP) standards was recently revised in content and format?
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Rust Grade 1, as depicted in SSPC VIS-2, represents what degree of rusting over painted steel?
Monday, July 9, 2012
True or False: The Australasian Corrosion Association is licensed to teach SSPC’s C7 Abrasive Blasting course.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Which of the following answers organizes SSPC abrasive blasting standards from most to least rigorous?
Thursday, June 14, 2012
The first winner of SSPC’s John D. Keane Award of Merit in 1984, A.W. (Duke) Mallory, was noted for his expertise in what area of technology?
Friday, May 25, 2012
SSPC jointly publishes with NACE and the American Welding Society a specification on what subject?
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Which organization was a charter member of SSPC in 1950?
Thursday, May 3, 2012
True or False: SSPC has a qualification procedure and certification program for companies that inspect coatings work.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
What group makes up the largest share of SSPC members?
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Who received this year’s SSPC Outstanding Paper Award for the JPCL article, “Sizing DH for Water Tank Lining Jobs”?
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The SSPC/NACE/AWS specification for thermal-sprayed zinc in a marine service environment requires what degree of blast cleaning?
Monday, February 27, 2012
In what year did SSPC hold its first conference and exhibition?
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Photographic guides developed by SSPC (VIS-1 through VIS-5) to aid in the visual assessment of surface cleanliness were designed to be used in what way?
Monday, January 30, 2012
True or false: SSPC has a program to certify the qualifications of commercial painting contractors.
Friday, January 27, 2012
SSPC is developing a revised version of its standard on measuring dry film thickness. What is the alphanumeric name of this standard?
Monday, January 23, 2012
True or false: SSPC’s “Environmental Zones” designated 0 through 3E are based on geographical regions of the U.S. and the rest of the world for which specific paint systems are recommended.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
True or false: SSPC has 3 different standards describing the end condition of steel after power tool cleaning.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
SSPC’s Charles G. Munger Award is given for what achievement?
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Who was recently elected Vice President of SSPC and therefore is in line to be President in 2013?
Monday, December 12, 2011
True or false: SSPC has participated in development of an Aerospace Coating Applicator certification and training program.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The first SSPC National Conference and Exhibition was held in what year?
Friday, November 11, 2011
True or false: All the SSPC surface preparation standards are issued jointly with NACE.
Monday, October 31, 2011
True or false: SSPC has surface preparation standards for concrete that are equivalent to their abrasive blasting surface preparation standards for steel–SSPC-SP 5, SP 6, SP 7, and SP 10.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
True or false: SSPC was once affiliated with Carnegie-Mellon University.
Monday, October 3, 2011
True or false: SSPC has never revoked the certification of a contractor in its Painting Contractor Certification Program.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
True or false: ISO Sa2.5, describing very thorough abrasive blast cleaning, gives a more comprehensive written description of the end condition of the steel after blasting than SSPC SP 10/NACE No. 2, Near white metal, which requires a similar end condition.
Monday, September 26, 2011
With SSPC abrasive blasting standards, if a Near White Blast Cleaning (SSPC-SP 10) is required, the following additional standard is invoked:
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The ISO surface preparation standard Sa 3 most closely resembles what SSPC/NACE surface preparation standard?
Thursday, September 15, 2011
SSPC recently announced the launch of a new "interest group" that will focus on development of standards and guides for which of the following?
Thursday, September 8, 2011
True or false: SSPC has a standard for measuring dry film thickness of paint over concrete substrates.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is correct?
Monday, August 1, 2011
A White Metal Blast, SSPC-SP 5, allows what to remain on the surface after blast cleaning?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
What industry started SSPC, originally called the Steel Structures Painting Council?
Thursday, July 21, 2011
True or false: Among SSPC's qualifications procedures used to certify industrial painting contractors is one that applies to contractors with less than 6 months of industrial painting experience.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
SSPC's photographic guides for visual assessment of surface cleanliness after blast cleaning are designed to be used in what way?
Friday, July 1, 2011
SSPC has how many surface preparation standards for various degrees of power tool cleaning?
Friday, June 3, 2011
How many individuals has SSPC certified as protective coatings specialists?
Friday, June 3, 2011
True or false: The SSPC standards SSPC-Paint 20 and SSPC-Paint 29 contain both performance and composition requirements for zinc-rich coatings.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Why is the Society for Protective Coatings also called “SSPC,” with 2 S’s instead of one?
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
If a hospital system wanted to require an SSPC-certified contractor for a job, it would specify certification according to what standard?
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
In its Technology Update on retrieving soluble salts from a steel substrate in the field, SSPC describes two methods. One is swabbing; what is the other?
Monday, March 21, 2011
How many of SSPC's surface preparation standards describe the results of power tool cleaning of steel?
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Which one of the following are not the subject of an SSPC Qualification Procedure (QP) standard?
Thursday, March 3, 2011
True or false: SSPC visual standards showing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the descriptions of required cleanliness in SSPC's written surface preparation standards.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
True or false: After several years of joint conferences and exhibitions, SSPC and PDCA are holding their events separately this year.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Which of the following is not the subject of an SSPC qualification procedure?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
True or false: The SSPC surface preparation standards were numbered according to the chronological order in which they were adopted, not according to their degree of thoroughness.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
True or False: In judging whether surface preparation of steel meets specified requirements, SSPC visual standards take precedence over the written standards.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Approximately how many contractors now hold one or more QP certifications in SSPC's Painting Contractor Certification Program?
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
True or false: SSPC Environmental Zone 3C, Chemical atmospheric exposure, alkaline (pH 10.0-12.0) is the most severe of the 12 environmental zones described.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Who was the first Executive Director of SSPC?
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
What procedure does the SSPC Paint Application Standard No. 2 describe?
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
True or False: SSPC has a qualification procedure and certification program for companies that manufacture inspection instruments.
Friday, October 15, 2010
True or false: The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) has a qualification procedure and certification program for painting contractors who apply architectural paints and coatings.
Friday, October 15, 2010
SSPC-QP 1, Standard Procedure for Evaluating Painting Contractors (Field Application to Complex Industrial Structures) indentifies 4 areas of a contractor's quality system that have to be evaluated. Which item below is not included among the 4 areas?
Thursday, October 7, 2010
True or false: According to SSPC, a complete painting system specification includes all the requirements necessary for a complete paint job, including the qualifications required of the contractor.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Rust Grades A through D are depicted visually in what document?
Monday, September 20, 2010
True or False: SSPC-SP 16 covers electrochemical stripping of coatings from steel substrates.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The SSPC's Painting Contractor Certification Program (PCCP) was substantially influenced in its development by the already established certification program of what association?
Friday, August 27, 2010
What is a common name for a sample of the end result of blast cleaning prepared on the metal substrate at a project site with the abrasive used for the project?
Thursday, August 19, 2010
What are SSPC environmental zones?
Friday, August 13, 2010
True or false: NACE was founded before SSPC.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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