December 19, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has published new editions of two of the standards that govern its certification program for steel fabricators and erectors.

The 2025 editions of AISC's Standard for Certification Programs (AISC 207-25) and Certification Standard for Shop Application of Complex Protective Coating Systems (AISC 420-25/SSPC-QP3) are now both available as free downloads on AISC's website.

The 2025 edition of AISC 207 will continue as the primary reference for the AISC Certification program. It supersedes the 2023 edition and will take effect for current program participants and applicants for audits on or after February 1, 2026.

The 2025 edition of AISC 420/SSPC-QP3 is published as a joint effort with the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP). It is approved by the Certification Standards Committee (AISC) and the Standards Committee on Accreditation Standards (AMPP). This refreshes a standard that was last published in 2010. It will be used for the certification program at AISC starting with audits on or after February 1, 2026.

The new documents are available for download at go.aisc.org/standards.

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For more information contact:

Dani Friedland
Director of Marketing Communications
773.636.8535
[email protected]

American Institute of Steel Construction

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), a not-for-profit technical institute supported by the steel industry, partners with the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) community to develop safe and efficient steel specifications and codes while driving innovation to make steel the most sustainable, economic, and resilient structural material. For more than a century, AISC has been a reliable resource for information and advice on the design and construction of domestically fabricated structural steel buildings and bridges.

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