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Your Association in Action 65 NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 3 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE MARCH 2017 8 Present our Overarching Goals outlin- ing where we expect to be in 2019 8 Explain the five key strategies the board has adopted for the next year 8 Define how we'll know that we've been successful 8 Describe the Implementation Plan tool that we'll utilize to manage the process 8 Outline the Review and Reload process we'll use to keep us on track We hope you will enjoy this series. This article is also maintained as part of an ongoing series of posts on the NACE web site. You can monitor these monthly updates by visiting nace.org. NACE and SSPC Publish Standard on Corrosion Control Planning By Cynthia Greenwood B ecause the Department of Defense (DoD) now requires all weapon sys- tems to include corrosion preven- tion and control (CPC) planning as part of their design, acquisition, and sustainment, a small government and industry task force recently developed a useful tool that will help program managers identify and estab- lish CPC planning requirements for their systems, as well as strategies to help con- tractors fulfill those requirements. "The joint task group—comprising experts from DoD's Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office, NACE International, and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings— has published a groundbreaking joint NACE/SSPC standard dedicated to navigat- ing the myriad elements and requirements of CPC planning," says Rich Hays, deputy director of the DoD Corrosion Office. "The new CPC Planning standard offers a more practical and reliable method to influence DoD's acquisition and sustain- ment programs, and it will benefit all stake- holders," he says. When the joint task group first con- vened, myriad ad hoc sources reflecting the individual elements of CPC planning ex- isted to assist DoD program managers, notes Stephen J. Spadafora, a task group leader and senior technical advisor for the DoD Corrosion Office. "But no single pub- lished standard existed that defined the key elements and composition of CPC planning for all public and private sector users, in- cluding suppliers of all equipment, systems, platforms, vehicles, support equipment, and specialized components," he says. "Nor did these standards address CPC planning for the country's vast array of facilities— including all buildings, structures, airfields, port facilities, surface and subterranean utility systems, heating and cooling sys- tems, fuel tanks, pavements, and bridges." "The new standard is easy for users to understand and navigate, and it allows pro- gram and project managers to determine exactly what elements of CPC planning are useful for their purposes," Spadafora adds. "We divided CPC planning into categories such as corrosion management and design, and each of these is further delineated into detailed subcategories for the user. For example, the category of corrosion manage- ment includes the subcategories of resourc- ing, management structure, internal and external liaison, risk management, and more. The design category covers design concepts, useful life, materials selection, lessons learned, operational environment, protection approaches, and others." The new standard also includes check- lists that can be used to identify which requirements are applicable to the specific program or project of the user. In the elec- tronic version of the document, these checklists are hyperlinked to the require- ments. In turn, the requirements are linked to the detailed guidance in the appendix. These measures ensure that users can eas- ily navigate various sections of the stan- dard, Spadafora says. According to a 2016 study published by NACE, corrosion costs the United States an estimated $451 billion each year. "Govern- ment and industry need this new standard to support future CPC improvements to the procurement, contracting, and sustainment of weapons systems and facilities at an acceptable cost," Spadafora says. "The fact that program and project managers can now reference this new standard, which defines the deterioration of materials, CPC planning characteristics, and the appropri- ate application of CPC technologies and practices, provides much-needed unifor- mity for government and industry." Joint Task Group (TG) 527 drafted the standard after an initial meeting in Decem- ber 2014. In November 2016, the NACE Technical and Research Activities Commit- tee ratified the document, and the SSPC Board of Governors approved it. Paul Chang, TG chair and an SSPC member, and E. Dail Thomas II, the group vice chair and a NACE member, oversaw the committee, which included corrosion control experts from government and industry. The TG operated under the aegis of NACE Specific Technology Group (STG) 08, dedicated to "Corrosion Management" issues, as well as STG 40, which concentrates on corrosion related to "Military and Aerospace Systems and Facilities." "The draft standard went through the same, parallel NACE and SSPC balloting and internal review processes that any Continued on page 66