SSPC Standards Actions

Last update: March 1, 2010

Listed below are proposals for the development of new standards, the withdrawal of existing standards, the formation of new committees, and the reactivation of dormant committees received after January 1, 2010.

When the first draft of a new standard has been sent out for ballot, the standard will be listed on the Current Status page under the originating (developing) SSPC Unit Committee.

Anyone interested in participating in the work of these or any other SSPC Technical Committees is invited to contact Aimée Beggs, SSPC Standards Development Specialist and Technical Committee Liaison, at 1.412.281.2331 x2223 or beggs@sspc.org.

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Standards Completed In 2009

• SSPC-PS 28.01 Two-Coat Zinc-Rich Polyurethane Primer/Aliphatic Polyurea Topcoat System, Performance-Based
  
  
• SSPC-AB 4, Encapsulated Abrasive Media
  
  
• SSPC-QP 2 (Revision), Standard for Evaluating Painting Contractors (Removal of Hazardous Coatings from Industrial/Marine Steel Structures)

Contact Aim?e Beggs at beggs@sspc.org if you are interested in joining review committees for the above standards

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New Standards Development Projects Initiated 2010

No new standards projects have been initiated to date.

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Standards Available for Public Comment 2010

Current copies of the standards listed below are available for public comment. Copies may be obtained from Aimée Beggs, SSPC Standards Development Specialist and Technical Committee Liaison, at 1.412.281.2331 x2223 or beggs@sspc.org.

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New Committees Forming in 2010

• SSPC C.2.12 Number and Location of Soluble Salt Test Sites on Steel Surfaces
  
  
• SSPC C.2.13, Report on Impact of Water Soluble Salts on Protective Coatings
  
  
• SSPC C.2.14, Specifying and Implementing Dehumidification on Protective Coatings Projects
  
  

Anyone interested in joining either committee should contact Aim?e Beggs at SSPC.

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Standards Planned for Withdrawal 2010

Standards Planned for Reaffirmation or Updating 2010

• SSPC-CS 23.00,Thermal Spray Metallic Systems
  
  
• SSPC-Guide 6 Guide for Containing Surface Preparation Debris Generated During Paint Removal Operations
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 37, Waterborne Epoxy Coating for Cementitious Surfaces
  
  
• SSPC-PS 13.01, Epoxy Polyamide Painting System
  
  
• SSPC-VIS 1, Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Dry Abrasive Blast Cleaning
  
  

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