Buying Time: Rooftop Repair or Replace? D+D Online Feature - D+D February 2013 2013 - Tom Stuewe

Commercial Coatings Set For Gains at SSPC 2013 D+D Online Feature - December online 2012

Coatings, Specifications, and the Bible D+D Online Feature - December online 2012 - Allen Zielnik

Coating System Concerns For Single-Wythe CMU Construction

2012 - Ken Trimber

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News

November/December 2010

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Top of the News

December 2009

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Proving their mettle

January/February 2009 - Jayson L. Helsel, P.E., KTA-Tator Inc.

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AIA urges legislative action for rebuilding in wake of Katrina

2005

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Navy Artifacts Set for Makeover March 28, 2013

SSPC 2013 Video Sessions Released March 18, 2013

NC Hockey Arena Invites Coating Bids February 15, 2013

Coating Group Marshals Lead Data

February 5, 2013

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Curtain Wall Project Earns Accolades

January 15, 2013

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Transit Agency Bids Station Work

December 21, 2012

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Historic SC Lighthouse Painting Awarded

October 2, 2012

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Clear Coat Made for Glossy Durability

August 23, 2012

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SSPC Awards Invite Commercial Projects

August 7, 2012

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Free Webinar to Tackle Floor Coatings

August 6, 2012

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Contracts Brewing at Milwaukee Ballpark

July 24, 2012

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Bids Invited for Roof-Coating Project at Milwaukee’s Miller Park

May 22, 2012

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SSPC Launches Online Version of Coating Inspector Certification Program

March 14, 2012

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On a Mission: SSPC’s New Commercial Coating Panel Charges Forward

February 1, 2012

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Where’s the Data? Call for Standards Issued at Coatings Symposium

January 31, 2012

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D+D Sponsored Symposium at SSPC 2012 to Examine Coatings, Flooring, Air-Barrier Technologies

January 3, 2012

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Program Lineup Detailed for Commercial Symposium at SSPC 2012 in Tampa

November 29, 2011

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New SSPC Panel Begins to Chart Course of Action for Commercial Sector

September 2, 2011

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SSPC Expands Scope with New Group Focused on Commercial Applications

July 29, 2011

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Emmons to Present Free Webinar on Durability in Concrete Repairs

May 2, 2011

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Joint Standard Certifies Paint Shops

April 8, 2011

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Painting Big Box Stores Is Topic of Full-Day SSPC Session in Las Vegas

January 20, 2011

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SSPC/JPCL Webinar on Acid Etching Set for Aug. 18

August 11, 2010

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SSPC/JPCL Webinars to Address Prepping Concrete for Coatings

August 3, 2010

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Labor Dept.: Pay Workers for Time Spent Donning PPE

July 16, 2010

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Election Under Way for SSPC Board

May 6, 2010

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SSPC Issues Guide to Evaluating Flash Rust

April 27, 2010

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Kline to Present Webinar on Overcoatability

March 5, 2010

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SSPC Structure Award Nominations Due Oct. 30

August 13, 2009

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PDCA Names CEO

June 11, 2009

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PACE 2010: Call for Presentations

March 30, 2009

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Hampton Roads Chapter To Meet March 17th

March 6, 2009

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SSPC Receives ANSI Accreditation for Standards

February 16, 2009

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SSPC 2013 Conference January 14 - January 17, 2013

SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI) October 20 - October 23, 2010

SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Basics October 18 - October 19, 2010

SSPC Training - Floor Coating Basics

September 13 - September 14, 2010

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SSPC Northern California-Nevada Chapter Dinner Meeting

August 19, 2010

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SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Basics

August 16 - August 17, 2010

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SSPC Training - Quality Control Supervisor (QCS)

August 12 - August 13, 2010

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SSPC Training - Evaluating Common Coating Contract Clauses

August 9, 2010

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SSPC Training - Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)

July 14 - July 17, 2010

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Floor Coating Basics

April 19 - April 20, 2010

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PACE 2010

February 7 - February 10, 2010

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Applicator Train-the-Trainer

August 13 - August 14, 2009

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Send in My Scribe Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Plural Component, Singular Achievement Friday, November 16, 2012

Tired of Nonconformance? Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Steel Yourself

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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Do You PA 2?

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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Deadline Reminder!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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CAS Can-Do

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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Do You PA 2?

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

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Profiling Particulars

Monday, October 8, 2012

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Inspect This!

Friday, September 7, 2012

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Award-Winning Work?

Friday, August 31, 2012

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Surviving Confined Space

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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Prize-worthy Projects

Friday, August 24, 2012

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The ABCs of DFT

Friday, August 24, 2012

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Going Commercial

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

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Up to Standard?

Thursday, August 2, 2012

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Did you attend SSPC 2013? If so, what did you think? January 21 to January 27, 2013

Do you plan to attend SSPC 2013? November 19 to November 25, 2012

SSPC recently announced the launch of a new Commercial/Light Industrial Interest Group that will focus on developing standards and guides related to surface preparation, coatings selection and coatings application for this sector. What do you believe is the most important need in this market? September 12 to September 18, 2011

What organization, in addition to SSPC, offers a certification for shop painting or bridge and highway steel? Thursday, April 25, 2013

True or false: A large school system that wanted to utilize certified painting contractors would invoke SSPC-QP 1 in its specifications. Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The Norwegian association FROSIO has what in common with NACE and SSPC? Friday, April 19, 2013

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

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True or false: All the SSPC surface preparation standards are issued jointly with NACE.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

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What is the subject of SSPC standard AB 4?

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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In what SSPC document do you find environmental exposure zones classified and described?

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

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Which of the following SSPC abrasive blast cleaning standards requires the most rigorous degree of cleaning of steel?

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

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Which of the following answers organizes SSPC abrasive blasting standards from least to most rigorous?

Monday, March 25, 2013

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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

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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

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Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is correct?

Friday, February 15, 2013

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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

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True or false: The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) has a performance standard for coatings on architectural aluminum.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

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What is the alphanumeric designation of the SSPC Paint Application Standard for measuring the thickness of dry coatings on concrete?

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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In what year was the first SSPC conference and exhibition held?

Monday, January 14, 2013

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What is the subject of the most recently issued SSPC standard?

Thursday, January 10, 2013

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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

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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

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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

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True or false: SSPC published a surface preparation standard, now discontinued, describing flame cleaning of steel.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

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What is the minimum surface profile required to meet SSPC’s specification, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal?

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

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Which of the following tasks is not being taken up by the SSPC Commercial Coatings Committee?

Monday, November 19, 2012

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SSPC’s Coating Application Specialist Standard, ACS-1, is issued jointly with what other organization?

Monday, November 5, 2012

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True or false: An SSPC Committee is working on a standard for qualifying and certifying commercial coating applicators.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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If you meet the requirements set out in an SSPC qualification procedure, what can you achieve?

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

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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

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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

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What two organizations recently worked cooperatively to revise their standards on measuring dry film thickness of coatings?

Thursday, August 30, 2012

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The current president of SSPC works for what company?

Thursday, August 23, 2012

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SSPC 2013 will be held January 14-17, 2013 in what city?

Monday, August 13, 2012

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Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is true?

Friday, August 3, 2012

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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

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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

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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

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Which one of SSPC’s qualification procedure (QP) standards was recently revised in content and format?

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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Rust Grade 1, as depicted in SSPC VIS-2, represents what degree of rusting over painted steel?

Monday, July 9, 2012

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True or False: The Australasian Corrosion Association is licensed to teach SSPC’s C7 Abrasive Blasting course.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

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Which of the following answers organizes SSPC abrasive blasting standards from most to least rigorous?

Thursday, June 14, 2012

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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

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SSPC jointly publishes with NACE and the American Welding Society a specification on what subject?

Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Which organization was a charter member of SSPC in 1950?

Thursday, May 3, 2012

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True or False: SSPC has a qualification procedure and certification program for companies that inspect coatings work.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

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What group makes up the largest share of SSPC members?

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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Who received this year’s SSPC Outstanding Paper Award for the JPCL article, “Sizing DH for Water Tank Lining Jobs”?

Thursday, March 15, 2012

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The SSPC/NACE/AWS specification for thermal-sprayed zinc in a marine service environment requires what degree of blast cleaning?

Monday, February 27, 2012

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In what year did SSPC hold its first conference and exhibition?

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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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

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True or false: SSPC has a program to certify the qualifications of commercial painting contractors.

Friday, January 27, 2012

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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

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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

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True or false: SSPC has 3 different standards describing the end condition of steel after power tool cleaning.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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SSPC’s Charles G. Munger Award is given for what achievement?

Thursday, December 22, 2011

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Who was recently elected Vice President of SSPC and therefore is in line to be President in 2013?

Monday, December 12, 2011

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True or false: SSPC has participated in development of an Aerospace Coating Applicator certification and training program.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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The first SSPC National Conference and Exhibition was held in what year?

Friday, November 11, 2011

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True or false: All the SSPC surface preparation standards are issued jointly with NACE.

Monday, October 31, 2011

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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

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True or false: SSPC was once affiliated with Carnegie-Mellon University.

Monday, October 3, 2011

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True or false: SSPC has never revoked the certification of a contractor in its Painting Contractor Certification Program.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

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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

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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

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The ISO surface preparation standard Sa 3 most closely resembles what SSPC/NACE surface preparation standard?

Thursday, September 15, 2011

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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

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True or false: SSPC has a standard for measuring dry film thickness of paint over concrete substrates.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

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Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is correct?

Monday, August 1, 2011

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A White Metal Blast, SSPC-SP 5, allows what to remain on the surface after blast cleaning?

Thursday, July 28, 2011

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What industry started SSPC, originally called the Steel Structures Painting Council?

Thursday, July 21, 2011

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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

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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

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SSPC has how many surface preparation standards for various degrees of power tool cleaning?

Friday, June 3, 2011

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How many individuals has SSPC certified as protective coatings specialists?

Friday, June 3, 2011

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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

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Why is the Society for Protective Coatings also called “SSPC,” with 2 S’s instead of one?

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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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

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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

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How many of SSPC's surface preparation standards describe the results of power tool cleaning of steel?

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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Which one of the following are not the subject of an SSPC Qualification Procedure (QP) standard?

Thursday, March 3, 2011

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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, February 15, 2011

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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

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Which of the following is not the subject of an SSPC qualification procedure?

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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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

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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

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Approximately how many contractors now hold one or more QP certifications in SSPC's Painting Contractor Certification Program?

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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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

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Who was the first Executive Director of SSPC?

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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What procedure does the SSPC Paint Application Standard No. 2 describe?

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

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True or False: SSPC has a qualification procedure and certification program for companies that manufacture inspection instruments.

Friday, October 15, 2010

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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

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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

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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

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Rust Grades A through D are depicted visually in what document?

Monday, September 20, 2010

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True or False: SSPC-SP 16 covers electrochemical stripping of coatings from steel substrates.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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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

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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

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What are SSPC environmental zones?

Friday, August 13, 2010

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True or false: NACE was founded before SSPC.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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