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INDUSTRY BRIEFS Notice of Withdrawal of NACE International Standard NACE International will withdraw the joint standard NACE No. 5/SSPC-SP 12, "Surface Preparation and Cleaning of Metals by Waterjetting Prior to Recoating," pending ratification by the NACE Board of Directors. The withdrawn joint standard will be replaced with four new joint standards representing the four levels of waterjet cleaning: NACE WJ-1/ SSPC-SP WJ 1, "Waterjet Cleaning of Metals—Clean to Bare Substrate (WJ-1)"; NACE WJ 2/SSPC-SP WJ 2, "Waterjet Cleaning of Metals—Very Thorough Cleaning (WJ-2)"; NACE WJ-3/SSPC-SP WJ 3, "Waterjet Cleaning of Metals— Thorough Cleaning (WJ-3)"; and NACE WJ-4/SSPC-SP WJ 4, "Waterjet Cleaning of Metals—Light Cleaning (WJ-4)." For more information contact: NACE FirstService, (218) 228-6223, www.nace.org. Reader Inquiry #4211 Industry Bio: Dee McNeill Dee McNeill is the Global Market Director, Bridge & Highway, with the Protective & Marine Coatings business of the Sherwin-Williams Company (Cleveland, Ohio). He is responsible for bridge and highway coating specification approval and for facilitating the development of new coating technologies for his customers, the owners of concrete and steel bridges. His 35 years of experience includes seven years in the fabrication business, responsible for coatings applications, including as assistant director of a fabrication shop in Puerto Rico, and 28 years with Sherwin-Williams. McNeill's passion is delivering coating technolo- gies to state transportation agencies that never have enough resources and must always do more with less, and raising awareness of the pressing need to protect the nation's aging bridge inventory. He attends meetings of state Department of Transportation (DOT) consortia around the country to ensure that he understands their issues, and he is a longtime member of the T-G8 Coating Committee of the Steel Bridge Collaboration of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)/National Steel Bridge Alliance, where he is working on coating system guide specifications for new construction and field repaints. He is also actively involved with AASHTO's National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP) in its effort to establish a national testing system to qualify coating systems for concrete bridges. McNeill is a NACE-certified coatings inspector and a member of the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC). He has a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Houston, and he resides in San Antonio, Texas. 12 CoatingsPro J July 2012 Robert (Bobby) Reaves Robert (Bobby) Reaves passed away in hi s s leep in hi s New Orleans hom e o n May 2, 2012. Reaves was a we l l -k n ow n and admi red memb er of t he ma r i ne coatings industry. His 35+ year career covered many positions in the field, as well as in management for both International Paint and Ameron Marine Coatings. He was well respected within the industry, not only by his peers and customers, but also by competitors. Reaves is survived by his wife, Linda, and an extended family of relatives, children, and grandchildren. Reader Inquiry #4212 Polyglass U.S.A., Inc., Celebrates 20 Years In Business In The United States Polyglass U.S.A., Inc., a leading ma nu f a ct ure r o f mod i f ied b i t u m e n membranes and roof coatings in the commercial and residential roofing industry, is celebrating 20 years of doing business in the United States. Originating in Italy in the 1960s, one of the founders of Polyglass SpA, Romano Zanchetta, decided to expand into the United States and opened the first U.S. manufactur- ing facility in Fernley, NV, in 1992. Since then, Polyglass has grown to include three U.S. manufacturing facili- ties servicing North America, and it has launched innovative products, such as its self-adhering membranes with ADESO technology, and its full line of coatings, mastics, and white elastomeric coatings. In 2008, Polyglass was acquired by Mapei Corporation, providing an even deeper commitment to continuing to of fer innovative building solutions to contrac- tors. For more information contact: Polyglass U.S.A., Inc., (800) 222-9782, www.polyglass.com. Reader Inquiry #4213 Miller Professional Fall Prevention & Protection Training Honeywell Safety Products announces Miller Professional Fall Prevention & Protection Training programs, provid- ing the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to ensure safety on the job site. Taught by f ield-experienced, profes- sional instructors, the training sessions include live demonstrat ions whi le addressing site-specific variables and performance requirements of fall preven- tion and protection. Training programs of fered at the Mi l ler Innovat ion & Training Center in Franklin, PA, have access to a 40' (12.19m) indoor tower, an indoor confined space area, a wind