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SSPC Checklist of Items Commonly Found in Specifications for Coating Steel and Concrete Aug. 2011

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SSPC Checklist of Items Commonly Found in
Specifications for Coating Steel and Concrete

NOTE: Use applicable portions of this document for each project, and add requirements
not listed here as appropriate to produce a competent design.

General contract considerations
Coordinate with owners front-end documents (General Conditions, Additional
General Conditions, Special Conditions, etc.)
Define scope of project fully (Get detailed field conditions if maintenance work)

Contract specifications (using CSI three-part Section format)

GENERAL
Scope of Project
Areas to be coated and not to be coated
Site Access and Storage Area
Site Investigation Clause
References (sometimes called Applicable Documents)
SSPC PA 1 Shop, Field, and Maintenance Painting of Steel
For coating concrete surfaces:
SSPC-PA 7, Applying Thin Film Coatings to Concrete
SSPC-TU 10, Procedures for Applying Thick Film Coatings and
Surfacings Over Concrete Floors
Surface preparation
Others
Precedence of Documents
Definitions
Submittals (pre-work)(Many of these continue during work)
Contract errors, omissions, and other discrepancies, including conflicting
requirements, ambiguous requirements
Procedures for Corrective Action
Project-specific Work Plan or Process Control Procedures (PCPs)
Project-specific Health, safety, and environmental compliance plans
Site access/security requirements
Project-specific Confined space entry plans (permit required and non-
permit required)
Procurement of necessary materials
Procurement of necessary job site and support equipment
Assigning the management team to the project
Obtaining craft workers with the necessary skills
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Mobilization of all of the above
Worker training and personal protective equipment (PPE)
Inspection and test plan (ITP) (including forms with criteria for
conformance and nonconformance)
ITP Log to match requirement and schedules of other work procedures
Qualifications
Qualifications of the coating contractor
Qualifications of certified protective coating specialist (PCS)
Qualifications of a coating inspection company
Qualifications of a quality control (QC) coating inspector
Qualifications of individuals performing abrasive blasting, water
jetting, coating application
Qualifications of a certified industrial hygienist (CIH)
Qualifications of a testing laboratory for coatings
Qualifications of a testing laboratory for abrasives
Certifications for materials used
Regulatory requirements
Field sampling requirements
Pre-construction conference, coordination and progress meetings
Manufacturers product data sheets for materials to be used
Shelf-life of applicable materials
Rules for shelf-life extension
Manufacturers material safety data sheets for materials to be used
Samples of specified liquid coatings
Coating draw-down films (cured films of uniform thickness applied to
cardboard or other substrates)
Laboratory test results
Certificates of product conformity to specification
Requests for Information (RFI) Log
Contract Change Order Log
Submittal Log
Daily production reports (including safety reports)
Daily inspection and test reports (DIRs)
Corrective Action Requests (CARs)
Nonconforming Work Log
Corrective Action Log
Preventive Action Log
Other reports that would provide meaningful data


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Submittals Required during Production
All Logs
Production, inspection, and other reports
CARs
Other reports or information affecting production or conformity to
requirements

PRODUCTS
Coating materials and thinners (other than as specified by mfg.)
Contrasting colors for multi-coat systems
Abrasives
Test Kits
Amine blush testing
Salt testing

EXECUTION
Deliver, Store, Mix, Apply, and Cure Coatings According to SSPC-PA 1 (for steel
surfaces) or SSPC PA 7 or TU 10 for concrete surfaces)
Equipment for Surface Preparation and Coating Application
Kits and Equipment for Testing for Surface Cleanliness and Profile and Film
Thickness
Specified Types of Coating Materials Delivered and Their Verification
Field mock-up (as part of verifying procedures during start-up particularly for
coating of concrete)
Acceptable Ambient Conditions
Periods of control
During surface preparation
During coating application and initial curing (specify initial cure time)
During other operation
Parameters of control
Air temperature
Surface temperature
Dew point/relative humidity
Wind speed
Surface contaminants
Lighting for all work areas (as prescribed in SSPC-Guide 12)
Blast Cleaning of Surfaces for Coating Application
Desired results
Allowable methods
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Ambient conditions for surface preparation
Pre-cleaning of Surfaces for Painting Prior to Surface Preparation
Profile shape/height/peak density
Protection of areas not to be prepared
Other Methods of Surface Preparation (e.g. Water jetting; Hand and Power Tool
cleaning; Scarifying, etc.)
Desired results
Allowable methods
Ambient conditions for surface preparation
Pre-cleaning of Surfaces for Painting Prior to Surface Preparation
Profile shape/height/peak density
Protection of areas not to be prepared
Coating Application
Condition in container
The ratio by volume of the components to combine
Instruction for mixing components
Amounts of thinner, if any, permitted
Ambient conditions for application and curing (length of cure)
Induction time at different temperatures
Pot life at different temperatures
Allowable application methods
Stripe coating
Protection of areas not to be coated
Protection of painted surface during curing
Initial cure period
Recoat window
Acceptable wet/dry film thickness range
Repairs (how much allowable and special requirements)
QC Inspection and Documentation Requirements
Final inspection
Punch List
Clearing of Punch List
Clearing of Nonconforming Work Log
Clearing of Corrective Action Log
Review of docs for completion/certification of documentation
Warranty & correction period requirements/criteria
Clean-up and proper disposal of wastes
Clean up of site to condition at start of project