NZQA registered unit standard
26668 version 1
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Title
Describe and complete civil engineering laboratory asphalt sampling
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit standard is one of a series relating to asphalt testing
and technician level knowledge and skills.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
requirements for civil engineering laboratory asphalt sampling;
and complete civil engineering laboratory asphalt sampling.
Classification
Infrastructure Civil Engineering > Infrastructure Laboratory
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Applicable legislation, regulations, rules, standards and codes include but are not
limited to the: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in
Employment Regulations 1995; Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
1996 and their associated regulations and subsequent amendments;
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and
calibration laboratories, available from http://www.iso.org/iso/store.htm;
ASTM D979 - 01(2006) e1 Standard Practice for Sampling Bituminous Paving
Mixtures, available from http://www.astm.org/index.shtml.
2
Definitions
Samples may include but are not limited to – prepared materials and test materials
such as standards and reagents.
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are formally documented or generally accepted at the worksite. This may
include legislation; industry standards and methods; national and international
standards and methods; customer/organisation developed methods; standard
operating procedures; specifications; manuals; and manufacturer’s information.
Describe refers to stating the individual components of the test sequentially in terms
of the relevant test method and organisational requirements. Components will vary
between the tests and include but are not limited to – the sample specifications,
equipment requirements, environmental requirements, units of measurement,
purpose and scope of the test. Describe does not include the explanation of results,
the interaction between tests or their scientific basis.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26668 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the requirements for civil engineering laboratory asphalt sampling.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The selection of sampling locations is described in terms of representative
sampling.
1.2
The selection of sample increments is described in terms of homogeneous and
representative sampling.
1.3
The methods of sampling are described in terms of their use, limits and
standards.
1.4
The documentation requirements are described in accordance with test and
organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Complete civil engineering laboratory asphalt sampling.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Sampling is planned in accordance with asphalt test and organisational
requirements.
may include but is not limited to – transport, access to sample site,
customer communication.
Range
2.2
Samples are taken in accordance with test and organisational requirements.
2.3
Samples are labelled and observations documented in accordance with test and
organisational requirements.
2.4
Samples are transported to testing location in accordance with test and
organisational requirements.
Planned review date
1 June 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
1
21 January 2011
N/A
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26668 version 1
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Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP 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, 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 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.
Consent 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.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016