Standards Committee Roles

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For Standards Committees (SCs), while everyone participates as an individual and not as a representative of any organization, all members must be classified by the industry interest from which they will most draw their technical basis. Each SC will strive to maintain that no one classification for Voting Members shall dominate the others. The three interest classifications are:

Producer: A member whose technical views are drawn from an organization that produces or sells materials, products, systems, or services covered in the SC scope.
User: A member whose technical views are drawn from an organization that purchases or uses materials, products systems, or services, other than for household use, covered in the SC scope, provided that the member would not also be classified as a producer as it relates to the work of the SC.
General Interest: A member whose technical views are drawn from an organization that cannot be classified as either a Producer or a User. Examples include members whose technical views are drawn from consumer interest, academic, regulatory, or laboratory communities, or who are individuals whose participation is not being sponsored in any way by any other interest.

Available Standards Committees
SC 01 Cathodic/Anodic Protection Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports addressing corrosion control and mitigation utilizing cathodic or anodic protection.
SC 02 External Coatings - Atmospheric Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for coatings utilized in environments exposed to the atmosphere.
SC 03 External Coatings - Buried & Immersed Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for external coatings of materials, equipment, and structures in direct contact with salt water, fresh water, or soil environments.
SC 04 Linings & Internal Coatings Develops and maintains standards, guides and reports for linings and internal coatings commonly used in specialized internal environments such as steel tanks, pipelines, and vessels to protect from corrosion and/or chemical attack.
SC 05 Surface Preparation Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for preparing surfaces in order to increase adhesion to coatings and linings.
SC 06 Process Industries Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for corrosion prevention and control in process industries such as chemicals, pulp, paper, and biomass, pollution control, and waste processing. High temperature applications utilized in these industries are also addressed.
SC 07 Defense & Aerospace Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for corrosion prevention and control of assets used by the military and aerospace. Includes weapons systems, vehicles, aircraft, facilities, spacecraft, and other equipment used by the military or the aerospace industry.
SC 08 Metallic Material Selection & Testing Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for corrosion testing of metallic materials as well as methods of selection for metallic materials in specific environments.
SC 09 Non-metallic Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for the mitigation and control of corrosion in non-metallic materials including composites (polymer matrix, metal matrix, and ceramic matrix), polymers (thermoplastics and thermosets), and ceramics.
SC 10 Asset Integrity Management Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports related to the management of the long-term ability of assets to perform their required function effectively and efficiently in the presence of a corrosive environment.
SC 11 Electric Power Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports to facilitate identification and resolution of corrosion-related problems with materials in various energy generation and delivery systems: wind, nuclear, solar, fossil fuel, hydro, renewables, radioactive liquid storage and transfer systems, and in the utilization of geothermal resources.
SC 12 Concrete Infrastructure Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports to disseminate information on the effectiveness of various corrosion protection systems for construction and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete infrastructure, and on the methodology for the evaluation of reinforced and pre-stressed structures.
SC 13 Corrosion Monitoring & Measurement Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports that provide monitoring, testing and measurement procedures for corrosive environments or materials in contact with those environments.
SC 14 Oil and Gas - Upstream Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for upstream dealing with the mitigation and control of corrosion in the exploration and production of oil and gas.
SC 15 Pipelines & Tanks Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for best engineering practices for the prevention and control of external and internal corrosion of pipelines and tanks.
SC 16 Oil and Gas - Downstream Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports dealing with the mitigation and control of corrosion in the refining, gas processing, and distribution of oil and gas.
SC 17 Rail & Land Transportation Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports to promote the development of techniques to extend the life of rail and land transportation equipment.
SC 18 Water & Wastewater Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports related to the production or use of steam, water, and wastewater in all industrial systems.
SC 19 Maritime Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for corrosion prevention and control for ships, structures and equipment, and any assets that touch a body of water.
SC 20 Internal Corrosion Management Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for the detection, prevention, and mitigation of internal corrosion of pipelines, tanks, and vessels. Prevention includes controlling the internal environment and/or chemical treatment.
SC 21 Mining & Mineral Processing Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for corrosion prevention and control in the mining and mineral processing industry.
SC 22 Biodeterioration Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for measuring, monitoring, and mitigating biodeterioration in engineered systems and assets
SC 23 Coating System Application, Maintenance, and Inspection Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports related to coating application, maintenance, and inspection processes and procedures.
SC 24 Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)/Regulatory Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports related to relevant health, safety and environmental protection topics and federal regulations during surface preparation and coating application processes.
SC 25 Accreditation Standards Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports related to corporate accreditation and craft worker certification in materials protection and performance industries.
SC 26 Carbon Capture, Alternative Fuels, and Energy Storage Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports related to materials protection and performance in carbon capture, utilization, and storage and in alternative fuel and energy storage technologies including hydrogen, biofuels, non-fossil and low-carbon fuels, thermal and chemical energy storage, and related technologies.
SC 27 Mechanical Insulation (Joint Committee with NIA: National Insulation Association) Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports related to mechanical insulation for industrial, commercial, marine, or consumer application. This includes mechanical insulation systems encompassing thermal, acoustical, and personnel safety requirements in: mechanical piping and equipment for hot and cold applications; heating, venting, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications, refrigeration and other low-temperature piping and equipment applications, and metal building insulation. The following topics are not in the scope of this committee: corrosion under insulation, fireproofing other than thermal insulation used as fire protection, insulative coatings, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) in protective and structural applications, cathodic protection of insulated assets, pipeline protection, linings, and immersion service and subsea insulation.