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AISC 420-10/SSPC-QP 3 Certification Standard for Shop Application of Complex Protective Coating Systems September 23, 2010 Prepared by the American Institute of Steel Construction and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings Supersedes AISC 203-05 and SSPC-QP 3 2006 . AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION One East Wacker Drive, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60601 SSPC: THE SOCIETY FOR PROTECTIVE COATINGS 40 24th Street, 6th Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 iiii Certification Standard for Shop Application of Complex Protective Coating Systems American Institute of Steel Construction SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings iiiiii AISC ? 2010 SSPC ? 2010 by by American Institute of Steel Construction SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings All rights reserved. This book or any part thereof must not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publishers. The AISC logo is a registered trademark of AISC. The SSPC logo is a registered trademark of SSPC. CERTIFICATION STANDARD FOR SHOP APPLICATION OF COMPLEX PROTECTIVE COATING SYSTEMS The information presented in this joint AISC/SSPC standard has been prepared by the Certification Committee of the Ameri- can Institute of Steel Construction AISC and the SSPC technical committee on shop painting QP 3 . The document is the specific responsibility of the AISC/SSPC Joint Committee on Shop Certification. The standard has been prepared within the scope and for the purposes stated in the body of this document, and for no other purpose. The standard has been developed by a balanced committee of participants in the industry who have particular experience and expertise in the topics addressed in the standard. Participation from a broad cross section of the fabrication and coating industry has been sought. AISC and SSPC accept responsibility for only those interpretations of this standard that are issued in writing and in accor- dance with governing AISC or SSPC procedures and