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Perform routine operation checks on
roadmarking plant and equipment
level:
2
credit:
4
planned review date:
September 2009
sub-field:
Highway Construction and Maintenance
purpose:
This unit standard is designed for a Grade 1 roadmarking
operator. People credited with this unit standard are able to
check: plant, and equipment for daily requirements; materials
on applicator; and vehicle and load are secure for transport.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Infrastructure ITO.
special notes:
1
The requirements within the following legislation and
regulations applying to roadmarking operations must be
complied with as appropriate to the context of
assessment for this unit standard:
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation
Act 2001;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Traffic Regulations 1976;
all available at http://www.legislation.govt.nz/.
2
The requirements within the following codes of practice
and guidelines applying to roadmarking operations
must be complied with as appropriate to the context of
assessment for this unit standard:
Codes of practice and checklists published by the
New Zealand Roadmarkers Federation, such as Safety,
Health and Environment Guide May, available at
http://www.nzrf.co.nz/;
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Transit New Zealand’s principal external manuals,
manual amendments, specific examples include:
Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management
(CoPTTM),
http://www.transit.govt.nz/technical_information/index.jsp;
Occupational Safety and Health Service of the
Department of Labour documents including approved
codes of practice and guidelines relevant to specific
work activities an example being the Code of Practice
for the Management of Substances Hazardous to
Health (MOSHH), available at
http://www.osh.govt.nz/order/catalogue/327.shtml.
3
The requirements within the following New Zealand
Standards applying to roadmarking operations must be
complied with as appropriate to the context of
assessment for this unit standard:
NZS 5433:1999: Transport of dangerous goods on
land;
http://www.standards.co.nz/.
4
This unit standard should be assessed in a workplace
context.
5
Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures,
and methodologies of the company. They include
requirements in company and site health, safety and
environmental plans, quality assurance documents, job
plans, and contract work and reporting documents.
Material supplier instructions may include
specifications, storage, installation, handling,
instructions for use, and material safety data sheets.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Check plant and equipment for daily requirements.
performance criteria
1.1
Fuel, lubricants, and coolant levels are checked and maintained to levels
recommended in material supplier instructions.
1.2
Tyre pressure and condition are checked in accordance with company
requirements.
1.3
Hubodometer is checked and the reading is recorded in accordance with
company requirements.
1.4
Communications equipment is checked in accordance with company
requirements.
1.5
Safety equipment is checked and loaded onto the vehicle in accordance with
company requirements.
Range:
1.6
Cleaning and repair equipment is checked and loaded onto the vehicle in
accordance with company requirements.
Range:
1.7
may include but is not limited to – rags, cleaners, broom, tool kit,
nozzles, protective caps.
Measuring and testing equipment is checked and loaded onto the vehicle in
accordance with company requirements.
Range:
1.8
includes but is not limited to – spill kit, first aid kit, reflective vest,
fire extinguisher, signs, safety cones.
may include but is not limited to – tape, measuring wheel, wet film
gauge, test plates.
Maps and plans are checked and loaded onto the vehicle in accordance with
company requirements.
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element 2
Check materials on applicator.
performance criteria
2.1
Material levels are checked and recorded prior to application in accordance with
company requirements.
Range:
2.2
may include but is not limited to – white and yellow paint,
thermoplastics, beads, thinners, raised pavement markers,
adhesives.
Material levels are adjusted and recorded during the application process in
accordance with company requirements.
Range:
includes but is not limited to – mixing ratios, operating
temperatures.
element 3
Check that vehicle and load are secure for transport.
performance criteria
3.1
Load is secured prior to departure in accordance with traffic regulations and
company requirements.
Range:
3.2
load includes but is not limited to – materials, tools;
load may include applicator.
Vehicle is secured in accordance with traffic regulations and company
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.
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Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0101 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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