NZQA registered unit standard
6486 version 5
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Title
Construct concrete vehicle crossings
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: source
information on vehicle crossings and confirm gradients; prepare
site and construct vehicle crossing; and reinstate site.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Road Construction
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory 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 must take place in a workplace environment.
Assessment parameters will depend on company and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply
with legislative requirements.
3
Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the
company or 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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Source information on vehicle crossings and confirm gradients.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Vehicle crossing plans for vehicular access to site are sourced and uplifted in
accordance with local authority requirements.
Range
1.2
two of – residential, light commercial, heavy commercial.
Locations and depths of underground services are identified in accordance with
contract specifications and company requirements.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Access gradients are confirmed with local authority and landowner.
Outcome 2
Prepare site and construct vehicle crossing.
Range
two of – residential, light commercial, heavy commercial.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Site is excavated to dimensions specified in contract specifications.
2.2
Foundation material is compacted in accordance with contract specifications
and company requirements.
2.3
Reinforcing is placed in accordance with contract specifications.
2.4
Vehicle crossing is constructed in accordance with contract specifications and
company requirements.
2.5
Vehicle crossing is finished in accordance with contract specifications and
company requirements.
Range
may include – finish, concrete curing, traffic restriction.
Outcome 3
Reinstate site.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Formwork and surplus materials are removed in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
3.2
includes off-site – storage, disposal.
Site is reinstated in accordance with contract specifications and company
requirements.
Range
Planned review date
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may include – topsoil and grass, asphalt fill-in, chipseal, concrete,
paving.
31 December 2019
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NZQA registered unit standard
6486 version 5
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 July 1996
31 December 2014
Revision
2
9 March 1999
31 December 2014
Review
3
30 May 2000
31 December 2014
Review
4
25 September 2006
31 December 2016
Review
5
19 February 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0101
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.
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 (CMRs). 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 Infrastructure ITO qualifications@infrastructureito.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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