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Will we see you in Orlando, FL February 11-14? If you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for?
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Rev your engines, because the Harley-Davidson Raffle is back!



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The deadline to register for training & certification courses is January 18.

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Training & Certification Buzz
 
    
  
We closed out 2018 with 639 total classes held; an increase from 602 in 2017.


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When SSPC launched The Trainthepainter (TTP) Program, the goal was to elevate the industry through safer, more effective and efficient training.

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Secure your position in the coatings industry by taking one of SSPC’s upcoming Craft Worker Training/Certification Programs at Coatings+ in Orlando, FL!
Deadline to register is Jan 18.

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SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings is pleased to announce the release to two new coating applicator training programs targeted toward aerospace engineers and maintainers.

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Standards & Development
 

The most frequently downloaded standard from the SSPC Marketplace was revised in 2018  to include a new Appendix.
 
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The consensus committee that will review proposed revisions to the Dry Abrasive Blast Cleaning Standards is forming in January 2019.

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Notice of Public Review Period for SSPC-CS 23.00/AWS C.2.23/NACE No. 12, “Specification for the Application of Thermal Spray Coatings (Metallizing) of Aluminum, Zinc, and Their Alloys and Composites.”

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The Special Equipment Safety Supervision Inspection Institute of Jiangsu Province (JSSEI) was recently approved by SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings, to be an authorized licensee for the SSPC Surface Preparation and Paint Application for Power Tool Cleaning Operators and Brush and Roll Paint Applicators (C6), Abrasive Blasting (C7), and Spray Application (C12) Programs in China.

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SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings recently announced that LINE-X LLC has received approval as an authorized licensee for the SSPC Fundamentals of Protective Coatings (C1) & Planning & Specifying Industrial Coatings Projects (C2) Programs in the United States.

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SSPC is pleased to announce the organization has received reaffirmation from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) of its Certificate of Compliance for the SSPC Protective Coatings Inspector (PCI) training and certification program.
 
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Upcoming Events
 
    
Before you make your way to Orlando for Coatings+ next month, stop by the SSPC booth at World of Concrete 2019. We will be in the outdoors Concrete Surface section in booth #O40537.
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Chapter Corner
 
The newly reorganized SSPC China Chapter held their technical conference, Greencoat China, on Oct. 11-13, 2018 at the Radisson Exhibition Center, Shanghai.

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On Oct. 21, 2018, almost 200 SSPC members, certified inspectors, instructors and SSPC staff celebrated the 10th anniversary of the first Protective Coating Inspector training in Indonesia. 

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The Philippine Chapter Anniversary gala was held in cooperation with the SSPC Asia Pacific Advisory Council.

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The SSPC Panama Chapter conducted their 2nd annual protective coatings conference on Oct. 17, 2018 in Panama City, Panama.

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First Quarter SSPC Chapter Sponsored Training

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