SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) is a professional association for the industrial protective and marine coatings industry. It was founded in 1950 as the Steel Structures Painting Council , a non-profit association concerned with the use of coatings to protect steel structures such as bridges, ships, water tanks, and locks and dams.
8-572: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), is a professional association focused on the protection of assets and performance of materials. AMPP was created when NACE International and SSPC the Society for Protective Coatings merged in 2021. AMPP is active in more than 130 countries and has more than 40,000 members. AMPP is headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Additional offices are located in
16-508: A primary beneficiary of SSPC's efforts. Because of significant overlap in mission and services, in April 2020 the membership approved a merger with NACE International , along with members of that organization. The merger formed a new organization in 2021. NACE and SSPC are now known as AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance . The NACE and SSPC organizations and brands will be gradually phased out. The "official voice of SSPC"
24-578: Is the Journal of Protective Coatings & Linings , published monthly by Technology Publishing Company in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to standards and the JPCL, SSPC produces books, technical manuals, training courses, professional certification programs and information regarding environmental regulations and health and safety issues that affect the protective coatings industry. SSPC has also begun developing resources for
32-694: The U.K., China, Malaysia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia with a training center in Dubai. Both the legacy NACE and SSPC organizations were ANSI -accredited standards developers, which AMPP plans to continue. The merged standards program includes 25 standing standards committees that develop technical standards for industries including cathodic protection, coatings, defense, highways and bridges, rail, maritime, oil and gas, power and utilities, research and testing, tanks and pipelines, and water and wastewater. AMPP offers individual training and certification programs. Many are merged programs that originated as competing programs under
40-517: The commercial-light industrial industry. SSPC is an American National Standards Institute accredited standards development organization. SSPC develops and publishes widely used industry standards for surface preparation, coating selection, coating application, painting contractor certification, and testing. Standing committees periodically review and update the standards as required. SSPC offers various certification programs for industrial and commercial contractors, inspection firms, and supplements for
48-431: The former NACE and SSPC organizations. Other programs are still being administered under the legacy NACE or SSPC frameworks until the merger is complete. AMPP administers accreditation programs for contractors working in the protective coatings and linings industries. "QP" stands for "Qualification Procedure", a reference to the technical standard that underlies each program. Society for Protective Coatings Since
56-543: The nuclear industry and ISO 9000 . SSPC offers training and certification for coatings applicators, inspectors, project managers, EHS managers, engineers, and other coatings professionals. In 2011, following the discontinuation of the annual PACE conference, SSPC launched the SSPC Annual Conference featuring GreenCOAT, which is held in the United States each year for SSPC members and affiliates. Starting in 2019,
64-502: The original mission of the organization evolved over the years to include structures built with materials other than steel (concrete, composite materials, etc.), the name was changed in 1997 to SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings. The organization was originally affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University but is now independent. As of the end of 2019, there are approximately 16,000 members worldwide. There are also approximately 960 corporate members. Industrial painting contractors are
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