Partners - Structural Steel Coatings Courses

British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) Training

The coating of structural steel has always been an integral element of a project for fabricators, whether carried out in-house or by a 3^rd party. However, when the coating fails or an issue arises, it can be one of the costliest elements to rectify, especially if the steelwork has been installed. In addition to this, with the Building Safety Act regulations being rolled out, there is a much greater emphasis on fire protection, with conflicting views on the application of intumescents in the project supply chain.

To address this, BCSA has developed a training course, which is specific to the painting of constructional steelwork and has been designed to educate those professionals in the supply chain who have responsibility for protective and intumescent coatings but would like more knowledge to better manage risks.

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The Responsible Coatings Professionals Course

The Responsible Coatings Professionals course covers all the essential topics a coatings applicator, specifier or inspector needs to consider, to effectively undertake their role.

The course adopts key European Standards as used by the industry, with key topics including:

Basic corrosion theory
Fundamentals of protective coatings (Corrosion & fire protection)
Quality control theory & practice (Environmental checks, surface preparation, pre & post application testing)
Coating specifications
Hands-on experience of surface preparation and spray painting.

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What can attendees expect?

The 4-day course will ensure that all attending have practical experience of using all 12 test instruments relevant to structural steel. In addition, there is a practical session where attendees have the opportunity to blast and paint a steel panel to a given specification and then test it to see if it meets the requirements. The course concludes with a test and upon successful completion, a certificate is awarded to demonstrate competence and aptitude.