AISC Definition

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is a company level certification for structural steel fabrication and construction developed by the AISC. This certification is intended for companies creating and/or erecting steel structures, such as buildings, bridges, and bridge and highway components. Certifications are issued exclusively by AISC, which consist of reviewing a quality manual and procedure documentation, in addition to performing an on-site audit of a firm's quality management system. Daily operations must be shown to have a sufficient quality system in place in areas such as management responsibility, contract review, document and data control, purchasing, inspection, control of non-conformance, training and more. AISC Certified Companies are subject to annual audits to verify compliance.