OSHA Extends Silica Exposure Program

According to a news release issued by the United Sates Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Respirable C...

RIBA Releases 2020 Work Plan

The Royal Institute of British Architects published its Plan of Work 2020 late last week, a guide for the design and construction of buildings.

ACI, PCI Announce Expanded Partnership

The American Concrete Institute recently announced an expanded partnership with the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute in a move that it says hopes to increase efficiency for design of s...

Wet, Dry, Other: A Surface Prep Primer

by Lee Wilson

There is a vast rage of surface preparation methods widely used within the industry t...

Dusting Off an Old Standard

by Lee Wilson

Coatings generally fail in direct proportion to their lack of adhesion. It’s rather s...

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

True or false: The American Concrete Institute provides education and certification for concrete slab moisture testing technicians.

Has your company taken advantage of on-site trainings and certifications at SSPC this year or in the past?

SSPC is developing an Applicator Certification Standard for commercial painters. What do you think of this idea?

I keep reading references to sweep blasting, but I can't find a standard for it. What is sweep blasting, and is there a standard for it in the U.S. or elsewhere?

What kind of training and credentials are needed in the U.S. for industrial painters who work near live wires?

Focus On

from JPCL, October 2019

SSPC Coatings+ 2020 Training & Certification

from JPCL, October 2019

Architectural Metal Coatings: What is in a Coating Specification?

Liquid and powder coatings each have particular characteristics, and a variety of nomenclature is used to achieve similar results—for example: high-performance coating of the alumi...

Free Webinar:
Standards, Training and Certification
in the Oil & Gas Industry

March 18, 2015

Free Webinar: Coatings Over Waterjetted Surfaces

September 3, 2014

High Performance Buildings Conference

April 7 - April 8, 2014

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.

Standard Guide for Preparation, Maintenance, and Distribution of Physical Product Standards for Color and Geometric Appearance of Coatings

issued by ASTM

This guide covers three levels of physical product standards (preparation, maintenance, and dis...

Standard Practice for Testing Water Resistance of Coatings in 100% Relative Humidity

issued by ASTM

Water can cause the degradation of coatings, so knowledge of how a coating resists water is hel...