SSPC Checklist of Items
Commonly Found in
Specifications for Coating
Steel and Concrete
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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 owner’s “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
• 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 • Manufacturer’s product data sheets for materials to be used
• Shelf-life of applicable materials • Rules for shelf-life extension
• Manufacturer’s 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
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
• 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
