NZQA registered unit standard
18350 version 4
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of control procedures for concrete
production
Level
5
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the
role of quality assurance in concrete production; the quality
scheme for ready mix concrete; the requirements for specialist
tests; and the specifications for concrete mixes.
Classification
Concrete > Concrete Technology
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Legislation and publications relevant to this unit standard include:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
NZS 3109:1997 Concrete construction, NZS 3104:2003 Specification for concrete
production, available from Standards New Zealand (http://www.standards.co.nz).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the role of quality assurance in concrete production.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The terms quality, quality control and quality assurance are explained in terms
of concrete production.
1.2
The methods that suppliers or customers can use to ensure that quality is
maintained are identified in terms of industry standards.
1.3
The requirements for the quality control of precast items are outlined in terms of
methods of sampling and compliance rules.
Outcome 2
Describe the quality scheme for ready mix concrete.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
18350 version 4
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Evidence requirements
2.1
The quality scheme for ready mix concrete is described in terms of its intentions
and requirements.
Outcome 3
Describe the requirements for specialist tests.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Compliance testing of concrete is described in terms of sampling and testing
requirements.
sampling and testing requirements include but are not limited to –
purchaser’s risk, consumer’s risk, compliance rules, specified
strength requirements, quantity.
Range
Outcome 4
Describe the requirements for specialist tests.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The uses of statistical methods in concrete mix design are explained in terms of
their relevance to quality control procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 May 2001
N/A
Revision
2
16 July 2004
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
3
25 January 2008
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
4
17 November 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0048
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
18350 version 4
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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 the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016