Document Responsibility: Paints and Coatings Standards Committee SAES-H-001

Issue Date: 23 May 2019 Coating Selection and Application

Next Planned Update: 23 May 2024 Requirements for Industrial Plants and Equipment

ISO 11126 Specifications for Non-Metallic Blast-Cleaning

Abrasives
ISO 11127 Test Methods for Non-Metallic Blast-Cleaning
Abrasives
ISO 12944 Paints & Varnish-Corrosion Protection of Steel
Structure by Protective Paint System

SSPC- The Society for Protective Coatings

SSPC-AB 2 Cleanliness of Recycled Ferrous Metallic Abrasive
SSPC-PA 2 Procedure for Determining Conformance to Dry
Coating Thickness Requirements
SSPC-PA 6 Fiberglass-Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Linings Applied
to Bottoms of Carbon Steel Aboveground Storage
Tanks
SSPC-SP1 Solvent Cleaning
SSPC-SP2 Hand Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP3 Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP5 White Metal Blast Cleaning
SSPC-SP6 Commercial Blast Cleaning
SSPC-SP7 Brush-off Blast Cleaning
SSPC-SP10 Near White Blast Cleaning
SSPC-SP16 Brush-Off Blast Cleaning of Coated and Uncoated
Galvanized Steel, Stainless Steels, and
Non-Ferrous Metals
SSPC-WJ-1 Waterjet Cleaning of Metals-Clean to Bare Substrate
SSPC-WJ-2 Waterjet Cleaning of Metals-Very Thorough Cleaning

4 Definitions

Approved Product: A coating material that meets the requirements of the applicable
APCS and SAMSS. Only approved products shall be used in Saudi Aramco. These
requirements shall apply to all standards under the SAES-H-series.

Corrosive Atmosphere: Industrial areas with high humidity, aggressive atmosphere

and coastal areas with high salinity identified was Highly Corrosive or Severely
Corrosive as per Table 1 of SAES-A-134.

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