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Title
Undertake foreperson duties on chipseal surfacing construction sites
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
15
This unit standard is for people working in the pavement
surfacing industry as a chipseal surfacing foreperson.
People credited with this unit standard are able, as a chipseal
surfacing foreperson, to: organise job activities for a chipseal
surfacing construction site; prepare for chipseal construction on
a site; direct and monitor chipseal construction site safety and
environmental protection; direct chipseal surfacing construction
activities on site; and monitor and record chipseal surfacing
construction activities.
Classification
Pavement Surfacing > Chipseal Surfacing
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 20450, Describe safe heating, blending, modification, and
transfer of bulk bituminous liquids, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation and requirements apply to this unit standard, and must be
complied with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Resource Management Act 1991;
The Safe Handling of Bituminous Materials Used in Roading – Code of Practice RNZ
9904:2006, Roading New Zealand, available at http://www.roadingnz.org.nz/;
Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management (CoPTTM), New Zealand
Transport Agency, available at http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/;
Chipsealing in New Zealand, New Zealand Transport Agency, available at
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/chipsealing-new-zealand-manual/;
New Zealand Transport Authority specifications at
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/:
NZTA P3: Specification for First Coat Sealing;
NZTA P4: Specification for Resealing;
NZTA P17: Performance Based Specification for Bituminous Reseals;
NZTA Q1: Specification for Quality Assurance for Chipsealing;
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NZTA Q1 Notes & NZTA Q2 Notes: Notes to Specifications for Quality Assurance for
Chipsealing and Hot Mix Asphalt;
Site safety plan;
Traffic management plan.
Any legislation or other requirements superseding any of the above will apply,
pending the review of this unit standard.
2
Assessment against this unit standard must be based on evidence from a workplace
context.
3
Definitions
Chipseal surfacing foreperson refers to a person who works on chipseal construction
sites and reports to a supervisor. The foreperson is skilled in chipseal surfacing, and
has defined responsibilities for job organisation, job safety, issuing instructions, work
performance, work production, documentation, and quality control, with authority to
direct others on site and limited authority for decision making relating to chipseal
surfacing construction activities.
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.
Job requirements take account of site conditions to meet contract specifications, and
accord with procedures and work instructions written in quality manuals.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Organise job activities for a chipseal surfacing construction site as a chipseal surfacing
foreperson.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Support activities for chipseal surfacing are organised in accordance with the
work programme and confirmed job requirements.
Range
activities may include but is not limited to – delivery of chip,
delivery of binder, temporary traffic management, removal of
surplus chip, roadmarking;
includes but is not limited to – sufficient materials on site or in
transit to complete the job.
1.2
Temporary traffic management for chipseal surfacing activities is organised in
accordance with the traffic management plan.
1.3
Job activities are organised in accordance with work programme and confirmed
job requirements.
1.4
Reporting procedures are organised in accordance with confirmed job
requirements and company procedures.
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Outcome 2
Prepare for chipseal construction on a site as a chipseal surfacing foreperson.
Range
evidence is required from three sites – a first coat seal, a reseal, and a two coat
seal.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Site is inspected for hazards and adverse effects on the environment in
accordance with legislation and company procedures.
Range
2.2
Site is inspected for constraints that may impact on the use of equipment and
the construction process in accordance with company procedures.
Range
2.3
climate, pavement shape, geometric constraints, clearances from
adjacent structures, live load limitations, vibration, location of utility
services.
Spraying requirements are communicated to sprayer operator in accordance
with company procedures.
Range
2.4
hazards and adverse effects – identified in job requirements,
identified by site inspections.
requirements – spraying limits, spraying pattern, spraying
sequence, binder application rates, application rate change points.
Work information is communicated to the workforce in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
work information – locations of ancillary sites, limits of the
worksite, work programme, job instructions.
Outcome 3
Direct and monitor chipseal construction site safety and environmental protection as a
chipseal surfacing foreperson.
Range
evidence is required for at least two chipseal construction sites.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Direction ensures that health and safety hazards are controlled and monitored
in accordance with the site safety plan and company procedures.
Range
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hazards – identified in job requirements, identified by site
inspections, arising during operations.
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Identified adverse effects on the environment are controlled and monitored in
accordance with the site safety plan and company procedures.
Range
effects – identified in job requirements, identified by site
inspections, arising during operations.
3.3
Traffic management plans are implemented and monitored in accordance with
the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management and company
procedures.
3.4
Stockpiling of chip, loading and unloading of plant and materials, transfer of
bitumen in the field, and disposal of waste materials is carried out with
consideration for public safety and in accordance with company procedures and
legislation.
Outcome 4
Direct chipseal surfacing construction activities on site as a chipseal surfacing foreperson.
Range
sites applying between 5,000 and 10,000 litres of binder per day;
evidence is required of one site each for – first coat seal, reseal, two coat seal.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Surface preparation is checked against confirmed job requirements.
Range
4.2
preparation includes but is not limited to – cleaning, sweeping,
minor repairs.
Marking and protection are checked against company procedures and
confirmed job requirements.
Range
marking and protection of service covers, protection of adjacent
surfaces, roadmarking offsets.
4.3
Resources are mobilised and sequence of operations is controlled in
accordance with site safety and traffic management plans, planned work
sequences, the work programme, and confirmed job requirements.
4.4
Site clean-up is confirmed as being in accordance with company procedures.
Range
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includes but is not limited to – removal of surplus chip,
disestablishment of equipment, clear site, final inspection.
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Outcome 5
Monitor and record chipseal surfacing construction activities as a chipseal surfacing
foreperson.
Range
a site applying between 5,000 and 10,000 litres of binder per day.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Bitumen and chip applications are monitored and, where required, consequent
adjustments are made in accordance with design and site requirements.
5.2
Weather conditions are monitored and recorded and, where required,
consequent adjustments are made to the work programme in accordance with
company procedures.
5.3
Material use is monitored and recorded in accordance with company
procedures and confirmed job requirements.
5.4
Plant and equipment use and performance are monitored and recorded in
accordance with company procedures.
5.5
Extent of completed work is measured and recorded in accordance with
company procedures and confirmed job requirements.
5.6
Foreperson reporting requirements are completed in accordance with company
procedures and confirmed job requirements.
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
25 May 2007
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
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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
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