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On Thursday, March 19, the Governor of Pennsylvania mandated the closure of all businesses that are not life-sustaining to combat the spread of COVID-19. While we consider all businesses to be life-sustaining, especially to the people who depend on them, SSPC falls into a category on the governor’s list requiring us to close our office. As such, SSPC World Headquarters in Pittsburgh will be closed until further notice.
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Thank you to all the QP certified contractors for renewing for 2020! Everyone at SSPC wishes you a safe and prosperous year ahead.
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Expand Your Mind at Home!
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SSPC members are asked to vote on the possible combination of SSPC with NACE International to form a new association to serve the coatings and corrosion industry.
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Every spring is election season and that holds true for the SSPC Board of Governors as well. This past winter, SSPC opened nominations to fill one of the Facility Owner seats on the Board.
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SSPC has recorded select conference sessions the goal of providing access to technical content as it was originally delivered at the show.
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The protective coatings industry is a worldwide and diverse community. SSPC members are involved on a local level across the globe as individuals and as companies, providing leadership and expertise that help to protect people, infrastructure and the environment.
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We have relaunched the individual certification search on the SSPC website to better serve our customers.
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A new applicator program is on the way, thanks to your feedback!
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SSPC is pleased to announce the release of its newest online training program, "Industrial Coatings Safety Management."
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Taking a trip back through SSPC’s history, we can see why the Society for Protective Coatings has reached the commendable achievement of being in business for 70 years.
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SSPC’s Trainthepainter Program is going on its fourth year, offering the program in two different formats with a new, on-site class for 2020.
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One of our most basic needs is clean water. But where does the water go that we use every day? From personal to industrial settings and everything in between, humans produce what is referred to as wastewater.
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SSPC’s new eCourse, “Using PA-2 Effectively,” is SSPC’s first eCourse that provides students with multimedia content from real-world scenarios.
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SSPC Training = Successful Projects. Our students are practical workers who bring their expertise and learning back to the jobsite.
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SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings recently announced the addition of new classes to authorized training providers, adding to the growing number of training locations for our courses globally.
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SSPC recently announced the release of a new version of its C-1 Fundamentals of Protective Coatings course.
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The following new projects and periodic reviews of existing SSPC standards are starting in 2020. If you’re interested in getting involved, please email Aimée Beggs at beggs@sspc.org. |
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SSPC is in the final phase of establishing our legal entity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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The CSHA (Coating Society of Houston Area) Annual Painters Competition, originally scheduled for March 28 has been rescheduled as a result of restrictions on public gatherings related to COVID-19. The new date will be October 10.
Additionally, the CSHA Trade Show and SSPC Sponsored Demo Fair, originally scheduled for April 3, has been rescheduled for June 26. Both events will take place at the Pasadena Fairgrounds in the Houston area as in the past.
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COMING SOON: Be a Part of the Technical Program at COATINGS+ 2021
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Business Development Manager, Eric Piotrowski attended the 2020 AFCPCO Technical Interchange Meeting on March 10-11 at Warner Robins Air Force Base.
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Due to the current state of affairs, events around the world have either been cancelled or postponed until later dates.
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SSPC’s Marketing Department has assembled a collection of promotional resources for SSPC Chapters.
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SSPC is working with the Malaysia Chapter to begin planning a 2021 Southeast Asia Corrosion Conference to take place in Kuala Lumpur. More details and dates to follow.
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Chairperson, Guillermo Loayza from Tecnocreto Cia. Ltda. of Ecuador and the leadership of the LATAM Advisory Council to SSPC during its February meeting at the Coatings+ 2020 conference in Long Beach, CA, set the councils official priorities for 2020, which included:
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Dee Boyle came to work at SSPC in April of 1990. From her first day on the job, she pitched in to help wherever she was needed. If there were any “all-hands-on-deck" projects, Dee would be one of the first to volunteer. And she always did it with a smile.
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