HOME WE’RE HIRING! WHO WE ARE SERVICES PROJECTS BLOG CONTACT US SSPC QP 1 SSPC-QP 1, FIELD APPLICATION TO COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL AND MARINE STRUCTURES SSPC-QP 1 certification is an internationally recognized program that evaluates the practices of industrial painting contractors in key areas of business. These standards are considered the minimum level of service and quality for today’s coatings industry. The complex nature of coating systems and the specific surface preparations required for these systems have made the QP 1 guidelines vital to the longevity of applied protective coatings. The program is designed to provide facility owners and specification writers a means to determine whether the painting contractor has the capability to perform surface preparations and coating application in the field on complex industrial and marine structures, such as: Bridges Food and beverage facilities Off-shore drilling Power generation facilities Petro / chemical plants Storage tanks Ships maintenance Wastewater treatment facilities To be certified by SSPC, industrial contractors must demonstrate competence in these key areas: Management procedures Quality control Safety, health and environmental compliance Technical capabilities These areas are evaluated through a series of submittals to SSPC describing the contractor’s business operations. Then, an impartial on-site audit of a representative active job-site and headquarter offices is performed to verify that the programs and practices are implemented and used. The on-site audit criteria can be found in both the QP 1 application and the Internal Audit Checklist. SSPC suggests the contractor perform an internal audit using the checklist to be sure all areas of evaluation are addressed prior to an audit. CAS for QP 1 contractors SSPC established the Coating Application Specialist (CAS) Certification Program for industrial painters in 2008 in order to strengthen the qualifications of the current workforce and lay the groundwork for development of a strong industrial painter work force for the decades to follow. QP 1 background The QP 1 certification was originally organized to answer an industry need voiced by contractors, owners and others who hire industrial painting contractors. At that time, the industry did not have a national standard to evaluate the primary capability of a contractor prior to a contract award. SSPC issued the first version of the QP 1 standard in September 1989, with the certification program being released later that same year. Since that time, the QP 1 contractor certification program has been consistently reviewed and improved to meet the changing quality needs of our industry. Significant QP 1 changes are made by consensus and approved by the SSPC Standards Review Committee and the SSPC Board of Governors. If you have any questions about our certifications. Call 877-873-0403 or email info@championssc.com Champion Painting Specialty Services Corp 130 SW 22nd Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 Home Who We Are Safety Projects Case Studies Contact Us