Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Committed to Excellence
“We specialize in asset protection and preservation from loss due to corrosion and thermal events
with the field application of industrial coatings to concrete and steel structures.”
Please take a moment to review our services, capabilities, and safety philosophy and let us know how we
can service your investment in your next capital or maintenance project.
Coatings Unlimited, Inc. is a St. Louis, MO Corporation that has at least 100 years of family involvement
spanning four generations in the industrial services market.
Our goal on each project is to establish a long term relationship with our client. We do this by providing
them with the latest in material technology and technical expertise.
We draw from our deep internal knowledge base and our extensive relationships with skilled labor and
industry vendors to provide a finished product that delivers meticulous attention to quality, safety, and
efficiency.
We have achieved the highest degree of quality recognition in our industry by becoming certified by
the Society of Protective Coatings as a QP-1 and QP-2 contractor. We have earned a position in ENR
Magazine’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors.
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■ HOW WE DO BUSINESS ■
VISION
Customers and partners will see us as integral to their success. We will anticipate their needs and deliver
on every commitment we make.
People will be proud to work at CUI. We will create opportunities to achieve the extraordinary, and we will
reward success with a fulfilling career.
Communities will regard us as responsible—and responsive. We will integrate industry best practices, and
contribute to a better quality of life for all employees and clients.
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VALUES
Building on a family heritage that spans more than 100 years,
we will continue to be privately owned by active management and guided by firmly held values.
Ethics. Uncompromising integrity, honesty, and fairness are at the heart of our company.
Excellence. We set high standards. We seek and deploy advanced technology, and we continually innovate
and improve. We thrive on challenge and accomplishment.
Mutual Respect. We work by our CUI principles, which encourage openness, teamwork, and trust. We value
an inclusive culture based on diverse backgrounds, experience, and views.
Sustainability. We plan and act for the future—for the long-term good of our company, our customers, and
our world. We are customer and relationship driven.
SAFETY
At CUI, safety is paramount and serves as a core value that guides how we work in the field, at our sites,
in our offices, in process facilities, and in our personal lives. Safety is an all-encompassing way of how
we do business and places employee well-being and environmental stewardship at the forefront of every
company operation nationwide.
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EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT
We believe that each employee shares an obligation to prevent incidents and protect the environment,
and we expect our employees to conduct business in a way that actively integrates all applicable elements
of our safety program into our global operations. Immersion in our safety culture begins on the first day
of employment. Throughout their careers at CUI, our employees receive wide-ranging training—from
HAZCOM to regulatory-compliance instruction, conveyed through case studies and on-site assessments.
QUALITY
Throughout our industry, we have built a solid reputation for delivering high-quality, responsive services
to our clients, business partners, and fellow employees. Our deep commitment to quality is a central focus
of our operating philosophy. It is how we achieve client service and operational excellence that exceeds
expectations.
• Providing superior value and quality work products and services on time, the first time.
• Improving our quality management policies and processes to meet evolving needs.
As a result, we have a robust culture of quality, a strong base of repeat clients, and challenging new work
across the markets we serve around the country.
CUI has established effective and efficient quality processes and management practices, which support
continual improvement. Our Quality Management System complies with the requirements of NACE and
SSPC standards and includes third-party certifications. Throughout CUI, our work is supported by a strong
culture of quality that emphasizes the importance of individual commitment to the success of our clients,
as well as our responsibility to the projects and facilities we work in.
SAFETY PHILOSOPHY
Coatings Unlimited, Inc. is dedicated to providing the highest quality work while protecting the surrounding
environment, natural resources, and the safety and well-being of the community, our customers, our
employees, and all others involved on our project sites.
• We meet or exceed all government regulations, industry standards and job specifications.
• We are committed to investing in new technology, training, and professional development to bring our
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• We devote the necessary resources and management commitment to ensure that environmental,
health, and safety (EHS) requirements are strictly followed.
• We reduce EHS risk for all project stakeholders through communication and management support and
pre task planning.
At Coatings Unlimited, Inc. Environmental, Health, and Safety responsibilities are engrained in our culture
and the way we do business. Successful management of our comprehensive health and safety management
program is an essential component of our mission statement. Through the observance and enforcement
of this policy, we assist in protecting the environment and the overall well-being of our clients, employees,
other trades, and the community.
In order to achieve these objectives, we identify job-specific risks and mitigate them to the lowest practical
levels. We strive to minimize impact to the environment and to prevent harm to our employees, our clients,
the communities in which we work, and all others who could be affected by our activities.
Coatings Unlimited, Inc. takes a proactive approach toward creating safe work environments for all our
employees by providing task-specific training, safety education, assigning responsibility for all aspects of
our policy, continuously reviewing our program to identify potential areas of improvement, and ensuring a
thorough evaluation of all incidents.
We address the environmental and health impact of our operations by reducing waste. We strive to be
good citizens in every community in which we perform our services.
Coatings Unlimited, Inc. is vigilant regarding environmental, health, and safety matters. This awareness
is achieved through education, communication, and definition of the goals and standards specific to our
operations and those undertaken on behalf of our clients. We seek best practices to continually improve in
the safety and environmental performance of all our activities.
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Coatings Unlimited, Inc. devotes significant resources to our EHS program for the following reasons:
• We are an ethical company; compliance with regulatory standards in mandatory and cannot be
compromised.
• We have a strong sense of moral and social responsibility. The nature of our work is dangerous
• We understand the direct and indirect costs associated with an EHS event
• Management understands that safety is the primary vehicle in reducing workers’ compensation costs
• Coatings Unlimited, Inc’s. commitment to maintaining a healthy, safe, and environmentally sound
project begins with the CEO and flows down to every employee. The actions of management reinforce
their commitment to the EHS program. Management will open each corporate meeting with a EHS
topic to discuss or report upon.
Management implements EHS activities in the same manner as which productivity, quality, and schedules
are managed:
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• Reinforce a culture that emanates from the personal willingness of every employee to take
responsibility for creating a work environment that is healthy and safe.
• Coatings Unlimited, Inc. understands that commitment to pre-planning and training are the pillars
of a sound EHS program and can significantly impact the success of our EHS culture and reduction
of risk.
• Managers understand that there is a direct correlation between an aggressive training program for
supervisors and employees and superior performance.
• The collection and dissemination of best practices knowledge is paramount to our corporate success
• With our two staff OSHA 500 instructors, safety consultants, publications, and newsletters, CUI stays
in the forefront of incident prevention, new regulatory standards, and emerging trends.
Although the regulatory environment is complex, CUI believes the success of building an EHS-focused
culture depends on a clearly-stated philosophy of protecting people, protecting the environment, and
reducing risk using proven activities, implemented well and consistently.
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QUALITY
Our quality management system provides the requirements that shall govern the implementation of
Coatings Unlimited Quality Control System on each project
The applicability of each quality standard to a project will be determined in accordance with Coatings
Unlimited QAQC manual and will be recorded on the Quality System Assignment Sheet.
In addition to the requirements of the CUI quality management system, the program will be governed by
the requirements of subsidiary documents which are described below. Activities on a specific project may
also be governed by other documents if they are listed on the written inspection plan.
RESPONSIBILITY
• Mr. Kevin Bergman has overall responsibility for the establishment and implementation of the Quality
Control Program.
• Coatings Unlimited Quality Personnel assigned to the project are responsible for implementing and
documenting, where required, specific inspection activities and related quality functions.
• CUI shall designate a QC site manager, who shall have overall responsibility for the quality of
workmanship provided by Coatings Unlimited on the project and for performance of all project
operations in compliance with the requirements of CUI QAQC manual.
ORGANIZATION
• Personnel structure and project responsibilities shall conform to a written organizational chart.
Individuals assigned to various functions and their specific job titles may vary depending upon the
project scope and may be modified as necessary during the course of the project
• CUI’s internal quality control inspection personnel have functional autonomy in performing their
quality control duties including inspections, evaluating the acceptability of items inspected, and stop
work authority. They may also be assigned to perform other safety related duties on this project.
• Prior to performing any quality-related functions, inspection personnel will be fully acquainted with
the contents of the documents governing the project, all project –specific quality criteria, the specific
method to be employed for each inspection, and documentation requirements. Inspection personnel
shall be trained and competent in the use of all applicable inspection instruments.
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MATERIAL CONTROL
• Written Coatings Unlimited procedures shall provide the detailed requirements for material control
including the following specific provisions:
• Incoming materials, including client-supplied items, shall be subjected to inspection upon delivery
and receipt prior to acceptance for use on the project.
• Materials identification and control shall be maintained through the use of batch numbers or
serial numbers
PROCEDURES
• Written Coatings Unlimited procedures shall provide the instructions and requirements for material
application and inspection activities
• Procedures and governed activities shall conform to the specification and/or contract, and where
appropriate, to established industry standards and practices. All reference material including any
SSPC, ASTM, OSHA or any others will be current and supplied by Coatings Unlimited.
• Coatings Unlimited procedures will be provided to the client for review prior to implementation.
• Documents which govern the project, whether issued by Coatings Unlimited, third party inspector
or the client, will be distributed to all concerns for transparency of application.
INSPECTIONS
• Inspections shall be performed to: control job-critical materials, monitor environmental conditions,
monitor key work procedures and verify the quality of the completed installation.
• Inspection records will include appropriate information to maintain the traceability of materials and
application steps.
• Nonconforming items and their resolution will be documented and corrected through the use of
CARS or corrective action reports. Evidence of compliance with CARS to be provided to owner and
third party.
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INSTRUMENTS
• Inspection instruments shall be calibrated to applicable standards, and calibration records shall
be maintained.
• The accuracy of each instrument used for inspections shall be verified and documented prior to
each use.
GENERAL
• Materials and procedures will be demonstrated effective prior to use through documentation, testing
or previous successful applications.
• The client shall have access at any time during the project for audit or surveillance.
CERTIFICATIONS
The following Certifications are designed to lower a facility owner’s risk when hiring an industrial coating
contractor for installing coatings on complex industrial structures or removing hazardous coatings from
the same.
QP-1 certification is a nationally recognized program that evaluates the practices of industrial painting
contractors in key areas of business. These standards are considered the minimum level of service and
quality for today’s coating industry.
The complex nature of coating systems and the specific surface preparations required for these systems
have made the QP 1 guidelines vital to the longevity of applied protective coatings.
The program is designed to provide facility owners and specification writers a means to determine whether
the painting contractor has the capability to perform surface preparation and coating application in the
field on complex industrial structures
To be certified by the SSPC, industrial contractors must demonstrate competence in several key areas
such as management procedures, quality control, safety and environmental compliance, and technical
capabilities. These areas are evaluated through a series of submittals to SSPC describing the contractor’s
business operations. Then an impartial, on-site audit of a representative active job site, and headquarter
offices is performed to verify that programs and practices are in fact implemented and used.
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The QP-1 certification was originally organized to answer an industry need voiced by contractors, owners,
and others who hire industrial painting contractors. At that time, the industry did not have a national
standard to evaluate the primary capability of the contractor prior to a contract award.
The QP 2 certification is a nationally recognized program that evaluates the capabilities of industrial
paint contractors for their ability to safely remove and properly manage hazardous paint removal
operations. The QP 2 certification requires demonstrated competence in four key areas such as
management of hazardous paint removal projects, technical capabilities related to hazardous paint
removal, personnel qualifications and training. Lastly, safety and environmental compliance programs
are written and enforeced.
QP 2 was developed by consensus to meet the industries need for better management and control on
projects involving the removal of hazardous paint from industrial structures. The standard and certification
were designed to build on the guidelines established in QP 1, and provide facility owners with a means
to evaluate the primary capability of industrial paint contractors specific to the needs of hazardous paint
removal projects.
• Obtain the services of a professional, industrial painting contractor who has the experience painting
complex industrial structures.
• Obtain the services of a contractor who is committed and confident enough of its abilities to allow
an impartial third party to visit its primary place of business and an active work site to assess its
capability to meet the standards set forth.
• Obtain the services of a company that has been evaluated by a professional auditor with coatings
industry experience who has visited numerous other painting contractors, job sites, and shop facilities.
• Obtain the services of a contractor that has developed and demonstrated compliance programs and
practices for quality, safety and environmental protection during industrial painting operations
• Obtain the services of a contractor that has demonstrated competence in managing a professional
industrial coating operation.
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NACE Level I
CCI Supplement: Determining the Level of
Moisture in Concrete
NACE Level II
Evaluating Common Coating Contract Clauses
NACE Level III
Floor Coating Basics
LMCI Supervisor Level I
Fundamentals of Protective Coatings (C1)
LMCI Supervisor Level II
Inspection Planning and Documentation
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■ http://youtu.be/n-84P6sgvW0 ■
With our extensive and trained workforce, Coatings Unlimited Incorporated has almost an unrivaled
history of creating lasting relationships by our eternal devotion to professionalism and family values that
have always been a part of our founding principles. Our commitments to the well-being of our employees,
customers, and the environment have secured our company as one of the premiere painting contractors in
the Nation. Our post project survey system allows us to continually raise the bar and stay a step ahead of
our clients’ expectations.
Please take time to learn a little more about our company’s published project profiles and our awards and
achievements by visiting www.coatingsunltd.com or send a message to stevejr@coatingsunltd.com
SSPC Certified QP-1 & QP-2 ENR Top 20 Specialty Contractor NACE, SSPC, FCA, PDCA
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