NZQA registered unit standard
Title
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Demonstrate knowledge of the dangers of handling bituminous materials and the need for safety
3 Credits 10 Level
Purpose This unit standard is for people who use and store bituminous materials, or have responsibility for supervising the work of people who handle bituminous materials.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: bituminous materials; hazards of handling bituminous materials and the safety precautions to control them; environmental protection relating to bituminous materials and associated products; bitumen fires and bitumen-related fires; and first aid relating to bituminous materials.
Classification
Available grade
Entry information
Pavement Surfacing > Bitumen Surfacing
Achieved
Recommended skills and knowledge
Unit 20455, Demonstrate basic knowledge of safety relating to bituminous materials , or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1 The following legislation and requirements apply to this unit standard, and must be complied with:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Hazardous Substances (Classification) Regulations 2001;
BCA Emergency Procedure Guide
– Transport Card
, Roading New Zealand, available on request at http://www.roadingnz.org.nz.
Any legislation or other requirements superseding any of the above will apply, pending the review of this unit standard.
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2 For evidence requirements 1.1, 3.3, 4.4, and 4.5 the recommended reference is the current version of:
The Safe Handling of Bituminous Material Used in Roading
– Code of Practice RNZ
9904:2006 , Roading New Zealand, available for purchase at http://www.roadingnz.org.nz;
The Bitumen Safety Handbook , Roading New Zealand, available for purchase at http://www.roadingnz.org.nz.
3 This unit standard details the safety and environmental knowledge required by people who handle or work with hot bituminous liquids. The industry requires that operators and supervisors undertake further training relating to application of this knowledge. Such skills are specified in other unit standards in the Pavement
Surfacing subfield.
4 Definitions
Bituminous liquids means hot straight bitumen, hot cutback bitumen, hot polymer modified bitumen, and emulsified bitumen .
Bituminous material means bituminous liquids and materials containing bitumen that are applied to pavement surfaces.
Burns card means the Bitumen Burns Card as in The Bitumen Safety Book and the
Code of Practice .
Company procedures refers to all documented policies, procedures, and methodologies of the candidate’s employer at the time of training including but not limited to those relating to health, safety, environment, quality, and operations.
SDS refers to Safety Data Sheets.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of bituminous materials.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Properties of bitumen are identified and described in accordance with The
Bitumen Safety Handbook and the SDS example contained in the Code of
Practice RNZ 9004:2006 .
1.2 The penetration grades of bitumen are identified and their differences are described in accordance with The Bitumen Safety Handbook.
1.3 Methods of altering the fluidity of bitumen are described in accordance with
Bitumen Safety Handbook .
The
Range working temperature range, cutbacks, fluxes, emulsification.
1.4
1.5
Binder modification is described in terms of adhesion agents and polymers.
Bituminous materials are identified and classified in accordance with the
Hazardous Substances (Classification) Regulations 2001.
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Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of hazards of handling bituminous materials and the safety precautions to control them.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Employers’ obligations under the HSE Act are described in accordance with
The Bitumen Safety Handbook .
2.2 Obligations under the HSE Act of employees handling bituminous materials are described in accordance with The Bitumen Safety Handbook .
2.3 SDS is described in accordance with the Code of Practice RNZ 9004:2006 .
Range purpose, content, supplier’s obligation to provide, availability.
2.4 Hazards associated with hot bituminous liquids, and impact of cutbacks on hazards, are described in accordance with The Bitumen Safety Handbook .
Range includes but is not limited to
– burns, fire, fumes, explosion, water contamination, spills.
2.5 Hazards associated with bitumen plant and equipment are described in accordance with The Bitumen Safety Handbook .
Range includes but is not limited to
– hot surfaces, hoses, hose couplings, blockages, pressure expansion, pumping pressure, steam explosion, ignition source, hydraulics, heating equipment, rotating equipment, height, electricity, air pressure, improper maintenance.
2.6 Control of hazards is described in accordance with The Bitumen Safety
Handbook , company procedures, and SDS.
2.7 Precautions to be taken for public safety are described in accordance with The
Bitumen Safety Handbook .
2.8 Safety precautions and handling procedures for bituminous materials contaminated with water are described in accordance with The Bitumen Safety
Handbook .
2.9 Emergency procedures are described in accordance with company procedures and/or the BCA Emergency Procedure Guide .
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of environmental protection relating to bituminous materials and associated products.
Range bituminous materials – hot binders, emulsified binders; associated products – kerosene, diesel, chemical additives.
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Evidence requirements
3.1
3.2
Obligations imposed by the RMA to protect the environment are stated.
Adverse effects on the environment of bituminous materials and associated products are identified and risk control is described in accordance with the Code of Practice RNZ 9004:2006 .
Range includes but is not limited to
– contamination, spills.
3.3
3.4
Environmental protection is described in terms of good housekeeping.
Environmental protection is described in terms of methods for protecting waterways and drainage systems.
3.5 Environmental protection is described in terms of immediacy of response and availability of equipment and materials to deal with spills of bituminous materials.
Range straight bitumen, cutback bitumen, emulsified bitumen.
3.6 Environmental protection is described in terms of procedures for treating contaminated drainage systems and waterways.
Range includes but is not limited to
– notification, emergency control, cleanup.
3.7 Environmental protection is described in terms of removing and disposing of spillage and surplus material from locations other than waterways.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of bitumen fires and bitumen-related fires.
Evidence requirements
4.1 Dangers of bitumen fires are described in accordance with
Handbook .
The Bitumen Safety
4.2 Bitumen-related fires are described in terms of their characteristics and hazards.
Range includes but is not limited to
– tank insulation, plant, building, other flammable liquids, electrical, waste/spilt materials, adjacent vegetation.
4.3 Emergency procedures for fires are stated in accordance with
Safety Handbook and BCA Emergency Procedure Guide .
The Bitumen
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Types of fire extinguisher used for bitumen fires and bitumen-related fires are identified and described in terms of suitability, mounting, protection, and maintenance.
4.5 Fire-fighting equipment needed on mobile bitumen plant is identified in accordance with the Code of Practice RNZ 9004:2006 .
Range plant – tank wagon, sprayer, asphalt paving machine.
4.6 Fire-fighting equipment needed on stationary bitumen plants and asphalt production plants is identified in accordance with the Code of Practice RNZ
9004:2006 and legislative requirements.
4.7 Procedures to be taken to fight small fires are identified and described in accordance with The Bitumen Safety Handbook and company procedures.
4.8 Procedures to be adopted in fighting bitumen tank fires are identified and described in accordance with The Bitumen Safety Handbook and company procedures.
4.9 Procedures for preventing re-ignition are described in accordance with The
Bitumen Safety Book .
Outcome 5
Demonstrate knowledge of first aid relating to bituminous materials.
Evidence requirements
5.1 First aid equipment and its location on stationary and mobile plant are described in accordance with The Bitumen Safety Handbook .
Range equipment includes but is not limited to
– SDS, burns card, water container, first aid kit, safety showers, eye washer.
5.2 Immediate first aid for treating hot bitumen burns is described in accordance with the burns card and The Bitumen Safety Handbook .
5.3 Immediate first aid for treating additive-related chemical burns, is described in accordance with SDS.
5.4 Procedures for transporting and transferring a patient into medical care are described in accordance with the burns card.
5.5 First aid for inhalation of bitumen-related fumes is described in accordance with
The Bitumen Safety Handbook .
5.6 First aid relating to inhalation, ingestion, and skin absorption of adhesion agents and additives is described in accordance with SDS.
Range evidence is required of at least one adhesion agent and one additive.
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Replacement information This unit standard replaced unit standard 1495.
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Planned review date 31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration 1 27 October 2005 31 December 2013
Review 2 15 March 2012 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 (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.
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