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Demonstrate knowledge of field sampling for testing of civil
construction materials
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of
the collection of samples, and describe identification, transportation and
storing of samples.
Subfield
Civil Works and Services
Domain
Civil Construction Supervision
Status
Registered
Status date
25 September 2006
Date version published
25 September 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 12567.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Infrastructure ITO
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
The following legislation and regulations must be complied with: Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992; and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
2
Assessment against this unit standard may take place in a workplace and/or provider
environment.
Assessment parameters will be dependent on company and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply
with legislative requirements.
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Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements which may apply
across the company or to a specific site. Requirements are documented in the
company’s health and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work
programmes, quality assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Contract specifications include plans, diagrams, and special technical conditions.
They do not include special administrative conditions.
Laboratory testing requirements relate to the procedures and sample size required by
the laboratory.
Hold point refers to the stage of work that requires testing, checking, or certification
before work can proceed. This is to be recorded. Hold points not specified in
contract documents may be stated or implied in company requirements.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the collection of samples.
Performance criteria
1.1
Sampling requirements are described in accordance with contract specifications
and company requirements.
Range
1.2
Methods of material sampling are described in accordance with laboratory
testing requirements.
Range
1.3
frequency, hold points, quality, accreditation.
three materials which may include but are not limited to – subbase, base course, surfacing materials, concrete.
Sampling equipment used for the collection of materials is described in
accordance with laboratory testing requirements.
Range
three materials which may include but are not limited to – subbase, base course, surfacing materials, concrete.
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Element 2
Describe identification, transportation and storing of samples.
Range
three materials which may include but are not limited to – sub-base, base
course, surfacing materials, concrete.
Performance criteria
2.1
Identification of samples is described in terms of laboratory sample testing
requirements.
Range
2.2
Transportation is described in terms of laboratory sampling requirements.
Range
2.3
weather, date, time, origin, location, maps, logging and labelling
system.
timeframe, method, packaging, safe handling.
Storage of samples is described in terms of laboratory sampling requirements.
Range
sample life, moisture, contamination, damage, labelling.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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