Polymeric Floor Coating Advisory Committee

ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP

The PFC Advisory Committee is made up of volunteer members of SSPC. The committee has a chairperson and vice-chairperson who are appointed by the SSPC President.

If you would like to be a member of this committee please contact Aimee Beggs at beggs@sspc..org

FUNCTIONS

The PFC Advisory Committee:

• Advises the SSPC staff of public perceptions that affect industry confidence in the QP 8 certification program. (e.g. complaints, concerns).
  
  
• Coordinates with the SSPC staff and sponsor special SSPC events (e.g. contractor meetings, town hall meetings, facility owners breakfasts, etc.).
  
  
• Provides feedback to the SSPC staff on training or certification program initiatives or interpretations related to the polymer flooring industry.
  
  
• Makes recommendations for possible projects or new standards to the C.7.1 committee.
  
  
• Advises SSPC staff on marketing and promotion initiatives for topics related to polymer floor coating.

UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS

PFA Meeting: June 6, 2013  9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
201 Market Street
Philadelphia PA 19107
215/625-2900

World of Concrete 2014

Las Vegas, Nevada: January 21-24. 2014

http://www.worldofconcrete.com/attendee/show-information.aspx

SSPC Conference 2014

Orlando, Florida: February 10-14, 2014

Conference information, exhibitor prospectus, and call-for-presentations can be found here:
http://www.sspc.org/sspc-events/events-home/?id=3

Owners Specifying QP 8

SSPC TRAINING

• Basics of Concrete Surface Preparation

http://www.sspc.org/Basics-of-Concrete-Surface-Preparation-eCourse/

• Concrete Coating Basics

http://www.sspc.org/Concrete-Coating-Basics/

• Concrete Coating Inspector Program

http://www.sspc.org/concrete-coating-inspector-cci-program-levels-and-options/

• Floor Coatings Basics

http://www.sspc.org/Floor-Coating-Basics/

For upcoming course offerings see link below:

http://www.sspc.org/training/course-schedule-search/

SSPC LIBRARY

• SSPC-SP 13/NACE No. 6:  Surface Preparation of Concrete
• SSPC-TR 5/ICRI Technical Guideline 03741/NACE 02203:  Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Protective Polymer Flooring for Concrete
• SSPC-Paint 39:  Two-Component Aliphatic Polyurea Topcoat, Fast or Moderate Drying, Performance-Based
• SSPC-PA 9:  Measurement of Dry Coating Thickness on Cementitious Substrates Using Ultrasonic Gages
• SSPC-QP 8:  Standard Procedure for Evaluating the Qualifications of Contracting Firms that Install Polymer Coatings and Surfacings on Concrete and Other Cementitious Substrates (click here for information on  QP 8 Qualification)
• SSPC-TU 2/NACE 6G197:  Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Coating Systems for Concrete Used in Secondary Containment
• SSPC-TU 10:  Procedures for Applying Thick Film Coatings and Surfacings Over Concrete Floors
• Concrete Repair Manual, 2^nd Edition, #03-06
• ICRI Technical Guideline No. 310.2:  Selecting and Specifying Concrete Surface Preparation for Coatings, Sealers and Polymer Overlays, #97-13
• Fundamentals of Cleaning and Coating Concrete, #01-10

The above standards and publications can be found at:

http://www.sspc.org/market-place/standards/