Sspc: The Society for Protective Coatings

sspc is internationally recognized as one of the leading societies in the field of protective coatings. our surface preparation and coatings standards have been governing the application of coatings worldwide since 1950 when the organization was founded as the steel structures painting council (sspc). originally part of carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa, sspc is dedicated to the use of high-performance industrial coatings for the protection and preservation of concrete, steel and other industrial structures. from an initial core of fundamentals coatings training courses developed in the early 1990’s to the comprehensive list of technical certifications offered today, over 35,000 industry professionals have used sspc to enhance their coatings knowledge.