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Status
CURRENT
Last verified
2026-09-06
AISC · CERTIFICATION SCHEME
AISC Certification
AISC Certification Programs for Fabricators and Erectors
Overview
What this standard covers
Audited certification of building, bridge and component fabricators and of steel erectors, frequently mandated in US project specifications.
Audited certification of building, bridge and component fabricators and of steel erectors, frequently mandated in US project specifications.
Who uses it
Fabricators, clients and certification bodies agreeing the level of assurance required.
Details
Reference data
- Standard number
- AISC Certification
- Title
- AISC Certification Programs for Fabricators and Erectors
- Organisation
- AISC
- Country
- United States
- Region
- United States
- Subject
- Quality & certification
- Subcategory
- Certification scheme
- Type
- CERTIFICATION SCHEME
- Application
- Contractual
- Availability
- Free
- Status
- CURRENT
- Roles
- certification standard
- Last verified
- 2026-09-06
Official source: aisc.org
Related
Standards used alongside this one
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- BS EN 1090-1
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- BS EN ISO 3834-2
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Sourcing, review and use
Status
Editorial reference information compiled and maintained by the StructuralSteel.ai team. It is not a design certificate and is not issued under an engineer's seal.
Last reviewed
Calculations
Any figures produced on this page are indicative estimates for early sizing and comparison only — they are not engineered design outputs.
References
Final member selection, loading, connection design, fire design, fabrication and compliance must be verified for your specific project by a suitably qualified structural engineer. Standards are revised; check the edition in force where the work is built.
Verification
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