NZQA registered unit standard
28685 version 1
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Title
Describe the purpose and function of plant and equipment used in
bituminous surfacing construction
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the
purpose and function of plant and equipment used in
bituminous surfacing construction.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Bitumen Surfacing Construction
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Recommended reference material includes:
Chipsealing in New Zealand, New Zealand Transport Agency, available at
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/chipsealing-new-zealand-manual/;
Plant and equipment manufacturer’s manuals.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the purpose and function of plant and equipment used in bituminous surfacing
construction.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Chipseal construction plant is described in terms of its purpose and function.
Range
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
plant – bulk bitumen tanker, bitumen sprayer/distributor, trucks
modified for spreading, self-propelled spreaders, pneumatic tyred
roller, rubber-coated vibrating drum roller, steel wheeled roller,
combination roller; tractor or truck mounted broom, suction
sweeper;
sprayer equipment – spray bar, calibration, dipstick binder
pressure, speed control, temperature measurement, emergency,
control system, hand lance;
chip spreader equipment – width adjustment, calibration.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1.2
Asphalt paving construction plant and equipment are described in terms of their
purpose and function.
plant – mill, tractor or tuck mounted broom, tack coat sprayer,
asphalt paver, grader, truck modified for paving, hot bins, static
roller, vibrating roller, pneumatic tyred roller;
equipment – paver controls, screeds, screed temperature controls,
tamping bar, vibrators, profiler.
Range
1.3
Slurry or micro-surfacing production plant is described in terms of its purpose
and function.
plant – mobile mixing unit;
equipment – bins, injectors, flow meters, filters, pug mill, spreader
box, hydraulic spreader box, calibration.
Range
1.4
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Plant and equipment common to bituminous surfacing construction are
described in terms of their purpose and function.
plant – loader, suction sweeper, power broom, drag broom, traffic
control vehicles, night work equipment and lighting, traffic cones.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
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.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28685 version 1
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Infrastructure ITO qualifications@infrastructureito.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016