With the success of the SSPC painting contractor certification programs (PCCP) and increasing Owner requirements for both quality control (QC) by the contractor and quality assurance (QA) by third party inspectors, there is more confusion than ever over which types of inspections, and to what level of detail, should be performed by whom.

This paper reviews and discusses the SSPC PCCP criterion applicable to QC and QA, specifications and other industry standards that address QC and QA, and provides an approach to the appropriate division of hold point inspections and documentation responsibilities of QC and QA to achieve the maximum benefit of the quality process.

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Test methods, Coating inspection, Quality management, Quality assurance, Documentation, Inspectors, Inspection, Personnel, Operations management, Hold points, Quality control, Contractors, Training
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2005
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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