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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


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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