FIELD ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Review and Reclassification of Civil Plant Operation and Pavement Surfacing unit standards
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Subfield |
Domain |
Id |
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Civil Plant Operation and Management |
Civil Plant Operation |
16158 |
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Pavement Surfacing |
Asphalt Surfacing |
1500, 1508-1512, 13512-13516, 13518, 13519, 13521, 17672, 17673 |
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Bitumen Surfacing |
1495-1499, 1501-1503, 1505‑1507, 8021, 13517, 13520, 14664, 17670, 17671, 17674, 17675 |
InfraTrain New Zealand has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in March 1998, March 1999, and November 2000.
Date new versions published October 2005
New comments by date October 2008
Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards December 2009
Summary of review and consultation process
The review of these unit standards began in August 2002 to take account of changes in legislation including the Resource Management Act 1991, the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 and related regulations, and Land Transport Safety Authority rules.
Concurrent with this review, the pavement surfacing industry has been coordinating the introduction of OperateSafe with the civil infrastructure industry and InfraTrain. OperateSafe is an industry-regulated system for ensuring health and safety that meets the requirements for ACC accreditation and is closely linked to national qualifications.
This review has taken account of the requirements of OperateSafe. It has resulted in the amendment and development of unit standards to reflect some of the new skill sets required in the industry, as indicated in an NZ Pavement and Bitumen Contractors' Association gap analysis undertaken towards the end of 2001. It has reflected the move towards performance-based contracting. The review prioritised the development of new unit standards with an emphasis on operational health and safety and on plant operation. Further unit standards covering specialist skills for design and management have yet to be developed.
The review programme included:
· Developing unit standards for safety skills specific to the industry
· Registering a new domain in Chipseal Surfacing to clarify the relationship among unit standards in the Pavement Surfacing subfield
· The integration of health and safety training with the civil infrastructure sector of the industry
· Ensuring appropriate coverage of safety at introductory and operational levels
· Response to feedback from industry and moderation regarding assessment
· Wide ranging consultation with industry experts and providers to ensure the appropriateness of the changes made
· Separating knowledge and skills elements into separate unit standards where the knowledge is to be assessed prior to or apart from demonstrating the related skill
· Facilitating appropriate assessment (off-job or on-job)
· Meeting the requirements of performance-based contracting
· Amending existing unit standards and developing new ones to aid vertical and horizontal progression from one qualification to another
· Filling some gaps in specific skill sets as a result of increasing skill requirements and the complexity of the industry
· Removing unnecessary prerequisites to simplify the progression through unit standards in the three Pavement Surfacing domains.
Main changes resulting from the review
· Unit standards 1495, 1496, 1499, 1500, 1503, 13512, 13513, 13516, and 17673 have been replaced by unit standards 20449, 20450, 21664, 20444, 20453, 20445, 20446, 21665, and 21666 respectively.
· Unit standard 1501 in the Bitumen Surfacing domain has been replaced by unit standard 20443 in the Asphalt Surfacing domain.
· Unit standards 1497, 1498, and 14664 in the Bitumen Surfacing domain have been replaced by unit standards 20451 and 20461, 20452, and 20454 respectively in the Chipseal Surfacing domain.
· Unit standards 1499, 1505, 1507, 8021, 13517, 13520, 17670, and 17671 have moved from Bitumen Surfacing to the Chipseal Surfacing domain.
· Unit standards 1506, 1511, 17674, and 17675 will expire as they are no longer required by industry.
· Titles of unit standards 1502, 1505, 1507, 1509, 1510, 1512, 13513-13521, and 17670-17673 have been changed to reflect skills covered or for consistency of style.
· The level of unit standard 13519 has increased from 3 to 4.
· The credits of unit standards 1502, 1505, 1509, 1510, 13516, and 13518-13520 have been amended to reflect time required to meet outcomes.
· Prerequisites have been removed from unit standards 1502, 1509, 1510, 8021, 13515, 17670, 17672, and 17673 as they were not critical to health and safety and prerequisites have been updated for unit standards 1505, 1507, 1512, 13514, 13517-13520, and 21664.
· The prerequisite for unit standard 1508 has been replaced with three recommended unit standards.
· In the special notes, references, legislation, specifications, and definitions have been updated and assessment guidance has been added to all unit standards.
· Editorial changes have been made to unit standards to meet current technical criteria.
· Nine new unit standards have been developed setting out skills and knowledge required by the industry: 20447, 20448, 20455, 20456, 20458-20460, 20462, and 20463.
· The traffic control element has been removed from unit standard 13517.
Unit standards categorised as category C or D expire at the end of December 2006.
Impact on existing provider accreditations
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Current Accreditation for |
Accreditation extended to | ||||
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Nature of accreditation |
Classification or Id |
Level |
Nature of accreditation |
Classification or Id |
Level |
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Domain |
Bitumen Surfacing |
2 |
Domain |
Chipseal Surfacing |
2 |
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Standard |
20449 |
3 | |||
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Domain |
Bitumen Surfacing |
5 |
Domain |
Chipseal Surfacing |
5 |
Impact on existing qualifications
Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below. Unit standards that affect the qualifications are shown in bold.
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Affected |
The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits The qualification lists a C or D category standard |
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Not materially affected |
The qualification lists a standard that has a new title The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification |
The following InfraTrain qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and will be revised/reviewed to take account of the changes in June 2005.
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Qualification Title |
Id |
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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Application) with strands in Asphalt, and Chipseal [Ref: 0465] |
1495, 13517, 13518 |
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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Asphalt Paving Supervision) with optional strands in High Capacity Highways and Polymers [Ref: 0193] |
1495, 1502, 1509-1512, 13515, 13516, 13521, 17672 |
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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Asphalt Production Plant Operation) with an optional strand in Polymers [Ref: 0466] |
1495, 1500, 1501, 1509, 1510, 13512, 13515, 13516, 13521, 16158, 17672 |
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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Bitumen Sprayer Operation) with an optional strand in High Capacity Roads [Ref: 0195] |
1495-1498 |
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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Chipseal Design) with optional strands in Emulsions, and Polymers [Ref: 0196] |
1495, 1496, 1499, 8021, 14664, 17670, 17671, 17674, 17675 |
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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Chipseal Supervision) with optional strands in High Capacity Roads, Emulsions, and Polymers [Ref: 0197] |
1495-1497, 1502, 1503, 1505, 1506, 1507, 8021, 14664, 17670, 17674 |
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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Hot-Mix Asphalt Design) with an optional strand in Polymers [Ref: 0467] |
1495, 1509, 1510, 13512, 13513, 13514, 13515, 13516, 13521, 17672, 17673 |
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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Plant Operation) with strands in Asphalt Paving, and Chipseal [Ref: 0468] |
1495, 13519, 13520, 13521, 16158 |
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National Certificate in Roadmarking (Assistant) with optional strands in Level 2 and 3 Roads, Line Removal, and Raised Pavement Markers [Ref: 0616] |
1495 |
The following qualification is also affected by the outcome of this review. The standard setting body has been advised that it requires revision.
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Qualification Title |
Standard in the qualification |
SSB Name |
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National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Goods Service) with strands in Heavy Rigid Vehicle Driver, and Heavy Combination Vehicle Driver, and optional strands in Dairy Industry Transport, Log Transport, Overdimension and Overweight Load Transport, Bulk Flammable Liquids Transport, Bulk Gases Transport, Bulk Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transport, and Civil Construction Transport [Ref: 0680] |
1495 |
NZ Road Transport and Logistics ITO |
Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits
The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review. All changes are in bold.
Key to review category |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id | |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced | |
Subfield Civil Plant Operation and Management
Domain Civil Plant Operation
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Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
16158 |
Operate wheeled loader in asphalt production, pavement surfacing or extractive industry environment Operate wheeled loader in asphalt production, pavement surfacing, or extractive industry environment |
3 |
12 |
B |
Subfield Pavement Surfacing
Domain Asphalt Surfacing
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1500 20444 |
Operate asphalt production plant Operate an asphalt production plant |
4 4 |
30 25 |
C |
|
1508 |
Plan and organise asphalt paving construction |
5 |
15 |
B |
|
1509 |
Demonstrate knowledge of materials used in asphalt paving construction Demonstrate knowledge of materials used in asphalt production and construction |
4 |
15
10 |
B |
|
1510 |
Demonstrate knowledge of practical application of asphalt mixes Demonstrate knowledge of asphalt mixes and achieving construction specification requirements |
4 |
15
12
|
B |
|
1511 |
Perform pre-construction checks and supervise repairs prior to asphalt paving operations |
4 |
20 |
D |
|
1512 |
Supervise site activities for asphalt paving construction Supervise activities for asphalt paving construction |
5 |
20
18 |
B |
|
13512
20445 |
Demonstrate knowledge of operating processes of asphalt production plants Demonstrate knowledge of asphalt production plants |
3
4 |
6
10 |
C |
|
13513
20446 |
Demonstrate knowledge of hot-mix asphalt design methods and specifications for pavement surfacing Demonstrate knowledge of asphalt mix design methods and specifications |
4
5 |
18
20 |
C |
|
13514 |
Design hot-mix asphalt Design hot mix asphalt using the Marshall method |
5 |
35 |
B |
|
13515 |
Demonstrate knowledge of construction operation and acceptance testing for asphalt paving Carry out acceptance testing for asphalt paving |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
13516
21665 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the types of hot-mix asphalt used in pavement surfacing Demonstrate knowledge of materials and mixes for hot mix asphalt designs |
4
5 |
10
15 |
C |
|
13518 |
Demonstrate handwork, sweeping and traffic control skills associated with hot-mix asphalt work Demonstrate sweeping, placing, compacting, and associated handwork skills for asphalt surfacing |
2 |
18
20 |
B |
|
13519 |
Operate hot-mix asphalt paving machine Operate an asphalt paving machine |
3 4 |
20 25 |
B |
|
13521 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the compaction of hot-mix asphalt Demonstrate knowledge of the compaction of hot mix asphalt |
3 |
5 |
B |
|
17672 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of polymer modifiers in hot-mix asphalt production and construction Demonstrate knowledge of the use of polymer modifiers in hot mix asphalt production and construction |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
17673
21666 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of polymers in hot-mix asphalt design Explain the properties, selection, and effects of polymer-modified binders in hot mix asphalt |
5
5 |
5
8 |
C |
|
Id |
Domain |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1495
20449 |
Bitumen Surfacing |
Demonstrate knowledge of the dangers of bitumen handling and the need for safety Demonstrate knowledge of the dangers of handling bituminous materials and the need for safety |
2
3 |
20
20 |
C |
|
1496
20450 |
Bitumen Surfacing |
Demonstrate knowledge of bitumen materials, their modification and handling on chipsealing works Describe safe heating, blending, modification, and transfer of bulk bituminous liquids |
4
4 |
20
20 |
C |
|
1497
20451 20461 |
Bitumen Surfacing Chipseal Surfacing Chipseal Surfacing |
Operate bitumen sprayer plant and equipment Operate a gangbar sprayer and equipment for chipseal surfacing Demonstrate knowledge of bitumen gangbar sprayers |
4
4
4 |
30
20
10 |
C |
|
1498
20452 |
Bitumen Surfacing Chipseal Surfacing |
Spray bitumen on road surfaces
Spray bitumen for chipseal surfacing using a gangbar sprayer |
4
4 |
30
30 |
C |
|
1499
21664 |
Bitumen Surfacing Chipseal Surfacing |
Design chipseal surfacings
Design chipseal surfacings and pretreatments |
5
5 |
35
40 |
C |
|
1501
20443 |
Bitumen Surfacing Asphalt Surfacing |
Operate bitumen supply and support facilities and equipment Operate bitumen storage and heating equipment at an asphalt plant |
4
4 |
20
12 |
C |
|
1502 |
Bitumen Surfacing |
Demonstrate supervisors' knowledge of bitumen surfacing contract documents Demonstrate knowledge of contract documents required for bitumen surfacing supervision |
4 |
20
15 |
B |
|
1503
20453 |
Bitumen Surfacing Chipseal Surfacing |
Plan and organise site activities for chipseal construction Plan and organise activities for chipseal construction sites |
5
5 |
15
15 |
C |
|
1505 |
Bitumen Surfacing
Chipseal Surfacing |
Demonstrate knowledge of practical aspects of chipseal design processes Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of site requirements on the chipseal design process |
4 |
20
15 |
B |
|
1506 |
Bitumen Surfacing |
Perform pre-construction checks and supervise repairs prior to chipseal operations |
4 |
20 |
D |
|
1507 |
Bitumen Surfacing Chipseal Surfacing |
Supervise site activities for chipseal construction Demonstrate knowledge of, and undertake duties for, chipseal construction supervision |
5 |
20 |
B |
|
8021 |
Bitumen Surfacing Chipseal Surfacing |
Demonstrate knowledge of plant used in chipsealing construction Demonstrate knowledge of chipseal construction plant |
3 |
5 |
B |
|
13517 |
Bitumen Surfacing
Chipseal Surfacing |
Demonstrate handwork, sweeping, and traffic-control skills associated with chipsealing Demonstrate sweeping, chip-spreading, and associated handwork skills for chipseal surfacing |
2 |
14
15 |
B |
|
13520 |
Bitumen Surfacing Chipseal Surfacing |
Operate truck-mounted roller-spreader on chipsealing works Operate a truck-mounted roller-spreader on chipsealing works |
3 |
5
10 |
B |
|
14664
20454 |
Bitumen Surfacing Chipseal Surfacing |
Demonstrate knowledge of sealing chip used in bitumen surfacing Demonstrate knowledge of materials used in chipseal surfacing |
3
4 |
6
6 |
C |
|
17670 |
Bitumen Surfacing
Chipseal Surfacing |
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of polymer modifiers in chipseal construction Demonstrate knowledge of hot polymer-modified binders and their use in chipseal construction |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
17671 |
Bitumen Surfacing
Chipseal Surfacing |
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of polymer modifiers in chipseal design Design chipseal surfacings using polymer-modified binders |
5 |
5 |
B |
|
17674 |
Bitumen Surfacing |
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of bituminous emulsions in chipseal construction |
4 |
10 |
D |
|
17675 |
Bitumen Surfacing |
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of bituminous emulsions in chipseal design |
5 |
5 |
D |
New Unit Standards
Domain Asphalt Surfacing
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
|
20447 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the care and operation of an asphalt paving machine |
4 |
15 |
|
20448 |
Operate a self-propelled roller for asphalt surfacing |
3 |
15 |
Domain Bitumen Surfacing
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
|
20455 |
Demonstrate basic knowledge of safety relating to bituminous materials |
2 |
5 |
|
20456 |
Demonstrate first aid relating to liquid bitumen and bitumen additives |
2 |
1 |
|
20458 |
Describe placarding requirements and produce documentation for transporting bituminous materials |
2 |
3 |
|
20459 |
Transport bulk bituminous liquids by road and assist with loading and unloading |
3 |
8 |
|
20460 |
Operate a bitumen tank wagon |
4 |
15 |
|
20463 |
Determine and document bitumen blends |
3 |
5 |
Domain Chipseal Surfacing
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
|
20462 |
Operate a self-propelled roller for chipseal surfacing |
3 |
8 |