Field           Engineering and Technology

 

Review of Bitumen Surfacing Construction unit standard 20449

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Infrastructure Works

Bitumen Surfacing Construction

20449

 

The Infrastructure ITO has completed the review of the unit standard listed above.

 

Date new version published                                                                 July 2018

 

Planned review date                                                                              December 2022

 

Summary

 

This unit standard was reviewed to align the content with current industry practice.  Guidance Information, Performance Criteria, and some terminology were updated to reflect current legislation and industry practice.

 

A full review was undertaken by industry technical advisers, Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) and subject matter experts.

 

Main changes

 

·         Guidance information, purpose, performance criteria and range statements were updated to reflect current legislation, industry practice and terminology.

·         Unit standard recommended for entry was deleted.

·         New version was re-classified from Pavement Surfacing > Bitumen Surfacing (expiring) to Infrastructure Works > Bitumen Surfacing Construction.

·         The planned review date was set to December 2022 to align with review date of recently registered standards in the Bitumen Surfacing Construction domain.

 

The last date for assessment of the superseded version of unit standard 20449 is December 2018

 

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Engineering and Technology > Pavement Surfacing > Bitumen Surfacing

Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Bitumen Surfacing Construction

ID

Title

Level

Credit

20449

Demonstrate knowledge of the dangers of handling bituminous materials and the need for safety

3

10