SSPC Quality Programs (QP)SM
& the
Painting Contractor Certification Program (PCCP)
General Program Information
SSPC Quality Programs(QP)SM offer a proven way for facility owners to find the most qualified contractors for their coating and lining projects.
An SSPC certified contractor will have the experience, knowledge, and equipment to produce high quality work in accordance with local, regional and national guidelines for safety, health and environmental compliance.
SSPC Quality Programs are based on consensus
standards developed by a diverse committee of industry professionals. The programs are nationally recognized and widely used for independent contractor evaluation
and pre-qualification.
AVAILABLE PROGRAMS:
QP 1: Field Application to Complex Industrial & Marine Structures evaluates contractors who
perform surface preparation and industrial coating application on
steel structures in the field.
QP 2: Field Removal of Hazardous Coatings
is a supplement to QP 1 that
evaluates the contractor's ability to perform industrial hazardous
paint removal in a field operation. Two categories of certification
are available based on the type of equipment and containment
- Category A - Negative Air Containment
- Category B - No Negative Air Containment
QP 3: Shop Painting
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 5: Certification for Coating & Lining Inspection Companies
is
a certification for Inspection Companies whose focus is the industrial
painting industry. QP 5 evaluates an inspection company's ability
to provide consistent quality inspection of coatings & linings
for its clients.
QP 6: Contractor Metallizing
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
- coatings of aluminum, zinc, and their alloys for corrosion protection of steel and/or
- 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: Installation of Polymer Coatings & Surfacings on Concrete and Other Cementitious Surfaces
evaluates the qualifications of contractors hired to install polymer coatings or surfacings on concrete and other cementitious surfaces in commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities.
- NEW IN 2009 - QP 9: Standard for Evaluating Qualifications of Painting Contractors Who Apply Architectural Paints and Coatings
evaluates 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)
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 Lists,
Forms & Applications:
- Applications to certification
- Auditor Evaluation Survey
- Fee Schedules
- Job Notification Form
- List of certified contractors - view online (html), or download
to desktop (pdf)
1. Contractors by name
2. Contractors by state
Note: You must have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader on your
computer to view and print PDFs. For a free copy click the Adobe
download box. 
- List of owners known to require certified contractors
- Certification News Center
- Technical Standards Library requirements
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