SSPC Skills Training & Certifications

IUPAT District Council 17 offers:

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  • SSPC C1 Fundamentals of Protective Coatings

  • SSPC C2 Planning and Specifying Industrial Coatings Projects

  • SSPC C3 Supervisor / Competent Person Training for DeLeading / Hazardous Coatings Removal On Industrial & Marine Structures

  • SSPC C5 = C3 Refresher

  • SSPC C7: Abrasive Blasting Program

  • SSPC C12: Airless Spray Application Certification

  • SSPC Coating Applicator Specialist (CAS) Level 2 Exam

  • SSPC Plural Component Application for Polyureas and High Solids Coatings

  • IUPAT DC 17 Plural Pump Training (Graco XP70 & Graco EXP2i Reactor) Level 1

L739 Duroair Spraybooth, Saskatoon
SSPC Plural Saskatoon
SSPC Plural Saskatoon
SSPC Plural Edmonton
SSPC CAS Edmonton

SSPC Skills Training & Certifications – Course Descriptions

Description: C1 provides a comprehensive overview of the protective coatings industry. Broader themed than inspection courses (e.g., NACE CIP), it is an ideal introduction to or refresher for reviewing the fundamentals of corrosion and the use of coatings as a protective mechanism against corrosion and deterioration of marine and industrial structures.
Length: 40 hours classroom with 100 question exam
Who should attend: in DC 17’s opinion, ALL Industrial Paint members should take C1 at some point.
Instructor: Finishing Trades and Third Party Instructors (FTI).
For more information: Email DC17 Training at training@dc17.ca or call 800.322.0694.

See Supervisor Training.

Description: C3 contains specific discussions on protecting workers, compliance with environmental regulations, proper management of waste streams and operations that result in potential exposures to lead and other hazards, and associated control technology. It includes background information on the hazards of lead and other toxic metals (e.g., arsenic) as well as a review of the current legal and regulatory issues. The course also addresses developing programs to effectively control risks to workers, the public, and the environment
Length: 32 hours classroom with 100 question exam
Who should attend: supervisors involved in hazardous paint removal projects.
Instructor: Finishing Trades and Third Party Instructors (FTI)
For more information: Email DC17 Training at training@dc17.ca or call 800.322.0694.

Description: annually (after C3) for QP2 Contractors, biannually otherwise. One day review of C3
Length: 8 hour classroom with 25 question exam
Who should attend: same as C3
Instructor:Finishing Trades and Third Party Instructors (FTI)
For more information: Email DC17 Training at training@dc17.ca or call 800.322.0694.

This program is in transition. For details: Email DC17 Training at training@dc17.ca or call 800.322.0694.

This program is in transition. For details: Email DC17 Training at training@dc17.ca or call 800.322.0694.

Description: The Coating Applicator Specialist Exam (aka, CAS) is a written and practical (blast & spray) exam for an SSPC certification designating the minimum knowledge and skillset requirements for an Industrial Coating Applicator as described in the Joint Standard SSPC ACS 1 / NACE No. 13 Industrial Coating and Lining Application Specialist Qualification and Certification. Per a big push by IUPAT Canada and signatory contractors, CAS certification is being requested more and more industrial site owners.
Length: written exam (half day) followed by blast & spray practical (an additional half day). Usually, everyone writes their CAS written on morning DAY 1, and then returns later that same week for CAS Blast & Spray Practical (generally runs the remainder of the same week)

Description: Plural Pump Training (Graco XP70 & Graco EXP2i Reactor) Level 1 is a new DC17 training program. With financial assistance from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), IUPAT District Council 17 has purchased two (2) new Plural Pump Trailers – a Graco XP70 & Graco Integrated Reactor EXP2i.
Plural Pump Training Level 1 is an introductory course to this complicated gear. Members who complete Level 1 Pump training will not be experts, but will have demonstrated basic introductory theoretical knowledge and hands-on skillsets of Plural Spray Equipment including plural coating products, start-up, operation, basic troubleshooting and repair. This is a ‘pump course’, not a ‘spray course’.

Additional Levels (Level 2 & 3) on each pump (XP70 & Reactor) are being developed to advance further the skillsets on each machine. This Level 1 course will be a prerequisite for those courses.

Length: 3-4 days depending on number of instructors and students – classroom theory & hands-on w/ written exam and practical on both plural rigs

Who should attend: any member, regardless of experience, is welcome to attend this pump training.

Enrollment: limited to ~12 max (depending on the number of instructors)

For more information: Email DC17 Training at training@dc17.ca or call 800.322.0694

Industrial Skills Training

IUPAT District Council 17 offers:

  • Industrial Skills 101

  • Industrial Skills 102

  • Industrial Skills 103

  • Industrial Skills 104

  • Industrial Skills 105 & 106

District Council 17 Industrial Skills Training
Training, Industrial Skills 102, District Council 17
Training, Industrial Skills 101, District Council 17
DC 17 Industrial Skills Training

Industrial Skills Training – Course Descriptions

  • Union / Training Department Intro
    • History
    • Future
    • AB CBA / SK CBA review
    • Industry Partners
    • Website
  • Worker Rights & Employer Rights
  • OHS Studies / Achieve safety rqts
  • Basic Respirator Training
    • Medical Clearances (on-line)
    • Fit Tests
  • Positive Attitude
  • Follows Instructions & takes action
  • On Line Courses to complete
    • AB CSTS-09 / SK SCOT and R&R
    • AB TDG / SK TDG
    • WHMIS 2015

  • Practice safe work habits & procedures
    • Compressor
    • Blast Gear – pot, hoses, etc.
  • Operate Blast Pot (ex: adjust sand, attach hoses, check deflectors & rubbers, potman, signals)
  • Basic Blasting to various standards (SP6, SP7, etc.) – VIS Standards
  • Mixing (PDS, read & apply) + Prepping Task + Paint Mixing

  • Manage own timecard – importance of accurate time allocation
    • Work Order & Timesheet Exercise
  • Complete basic safety paperwork (FLHA, FLRA, Toolbox, etc.)
  • Types of Coatings
    • Basic Zincs (e.g., Cathacoat 302HB)
    • Basic Epoxy (e.g., Bar-Rust 235, Sherwin Williams MP 646)
    • Basic Polyurethanes (e.g., Devthane 379)
  • WFT, Notch Gage, % Solids, DFT, DFT Measurements
    • Basic QC
    • Basic Calculations (WFT à DFT)
    • Basically: CAS 2703 [18] & CAS 2704 [62]
  • Hood & Pot Maintenance
    • NOVA, Bullard, etc, pieces and parts
  • Improved Blast Skills à let. em blast (“blast unsupervised”)

  • CAS 2100 – Intro to Industrial Coatings [33]
    • Rigging, Scaffolding & Containment
  • CAS 2200 – Intro to Corrosion Theory [41]
  • CAS 2300 – Intro to Surface Prep [67]
  • CAS 2301 – Ambient Conditions [24]
  • CAS 2302 – Nozzle Blast Systems [135]
  • CAS 2303 – Abrasives [76]
  • CAS 2304 – Portable Wheel Blast Equipment [24]
  • Revised LMS CAS’s all have end of unit test questions
  • More Practicals – Blasting

  • CAS 2400 – Intro to Spray [23]
  • CAS 2401 – Mix & Thinning [38]
  • CAS 2402 – Conventional Spray [30]
  • CAS 2403 – Airless Spray [51]
  • CAS 2404 – Air-Assisted Airless Spray Applications [16]
  • CAS 2405 – Measuring & Monitoring Results / Inspection [13]
  • CAS 2500 – Composition & Types [116]
  • Revised LMS CAS’s all have end of unit test questions
  • Virtual Practical
  • Practical – Spray Panels

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