SSPC Quality ProgramsSM
Whether you are seeking certification for your company or
for yourself, SSPC has just the thing to make you shine
in the industry.
General Program Information
Painting Contractor Certification Programs (PCCP)
The SSPC Painting Contractor Certification Programs are
based on consensus standards developed by a diverse committee
of
industry
professionals. It is a nationally recognized independent
contractor evaluation program, as well as a pre-qualification
tool developed by SSPC for facility owners and others who
hire industrial painting contractors.
Each program reviews the industrial painting contractor's
primary ability to provide quality work in accordance with
applicable safety, health and environmental compliance standards.
The program is divided into the following categories:
QP 1 evaluates contractors
who perform surface preparation and industrial coating application
on steel structures in the field.
QP 2 is a supplement
to QP 1 that evaluates the contractor's ability to perform
industrial hazardous paint removal in a field operation.
Two QP 2 categories are available based
on the type of equipment and containment
- Category A - Negative Air
Containment
- Category B - No Negative Air Containment
QP 3 evaluates a
contracting company's ability to perform surface preparation
and protective coating application in a fixed shop facility.
SSPC issues three categories of shop certification:
- Enclosed Shop
- Covered Shop
- Open Shop
QP 6 certification evaluates
the qualifications of industrial thermal spray (metallizing)
contractors and defines a minimum standard to evaluate the
contractor's capability to evaluate and accept the preparation
of the
surface to be metallized and to thermally spray
(1) coatings of aluminum, zinc, and their alloys for corrosion protection of
steel and/or
(2) zinc anodes on steel reinforced concrete.
QP 7 Painting Contractor Introductory Program, which is designed to verify the capabilities of contractors with less than 6
months experience performing industrial surface preparation and coating application in the field.
QP 8 certification
evaluates the qualifications of contractors hired to install
polymer coatings or surfacings on concrete and other cementitious
surfaces in commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities.
Coating & Lining Inspection Company Certification
QP 5 is
a certification for Inspection Companies whose focus is the
industrial coating and lining industry. QP 5 evaluates an
inspection company's ability to provide consistent quality
inspection
of coatings & linings for its clients.
SSPC-QS 1 is the standard procedure in the SSPC PCCP program that requires participating contractors to implement and document more stringent (ISO 9001 Compliant) quality control and record-keeping procedures than those included SSPC-QP 1, SSPC-QP 3, etc. Owners and specifiers who require a higher level of quality control for their projects may request that contractors already qualified to standards such as SSPC-QP 1, QP 3, QP 6, QP 8 or others also present evidence that their quality systems meet the requirements of QS 1.
Painting Contractors Who Apply Architectural Paints and Coatings
QP 9 contains requirements for evaluating the qualifications of painting contractors who apply architectural coatings on commercial or institutional structures, and defines a minimum standard for qualification.
Protective Coatings Specialist Certification
(PCS)SM
PCS Certification identifies professionals in the industry
and awards recognition to individuals who have achieved the
level of knowledge and experience that few others have reached.
All PCS Certified individuals are knowledgeable in the role
of coatings in the prevention and control of corrosion.
Disciplinary Action Criteria
(DAC)
The Disciplinary Action Criteria was released in January
1998, and is the consensus document that establishes criteria
to discipline SSPC certified contractors who violate safety,
quality, environmental, and ethical practice standards of
performance as is outlined in SSPC's contractor certification
programs (QP 1, QP 2 and QP 3).
Once certified, each contractor must work within the rules
and standards outlined in the program. If the standards are
not met, the contractor is subject to the DAC's penalties:
warning, probation, suspension, or revocation.
Facility Owners
The SSPC certification programs offer facility owners the
advantage of knowing that the industrial painting contractor
who is working on their project has the experience, knowledge
and equipment to produce quality work in accordance with
the local, state and federal guidelines for safety, health
and environmental compliance.
Additional Information found on the Forms,
Lists, & Applications:
- Applications for Certification
- Auditor Evaluation Survey
- Fee Schedules
- Job Notification Form
- List of Certified Contractors
1. Contractors by Name
2. Contractors by State
- List of Owners Known to Require Certified Contractors
- Certification News Center
- Technical Standards Library Requirements
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