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ROADMARKING
Demonstrate basic knowledge of
materials, plant, and process in
roadmarking
level:
2
credit:
6
planned review date:
September 2009
sub-field:
Highway Construction and Maintenance
purpose:
People credited with this unit are able to: explain basic
roadmarking materials; demonstrate knowledge of basic
roadmarking application plant; and demonstrate basic
knowledge of the roadmarking application process.
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;
Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure
Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways)
Regulations 1999;
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation
Act 2001;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Traffic Regulations 1976;
all available at http://www.legislation.govt.nz/.
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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, available at
http://www.nzrf.co.nz/;
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;
Transit New Zealand’s Technical documents TNZ C/01,
TNZ M/07, TNZ M/12, TNZ M/13, TNZ M/20, TNZ P/12,
TNZ P/14, TNZ P/20, TNZ P/22, TNZ T/4, TNZ T/08,
TNZ T/12, TNZ TQS1, TNZ TQS2 are listed on
http://www.transit.govt.nz/technical_information/specific
ations.jsp;
Occupational Safety and Health Service of the
Department of Labour (OSH) 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
This unit standard could be assessed in both the
workplace or provider environments.
4
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, and
contract work and reporting documents.
PPE means personal protective equipment.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Explain basic roadmarking materials.
performance criteria
1.1
Explanation of the generic headings for roadmarking materials is consistent with
section 8.8 of the New Zealand Roadmarkers Federation’s, Safety, Health and
Environment Guide.
Range:
1.2
Explanation of the general descriptions is consistent with section 8.8 of the New
Zealand Roadmarkers Federation’s Safety, Health and Environment Guide.
Range:
1.3
compatibility, adhesion, handling and storage, occupational health
and safety hazards, environmental impacts.
includes paint and one other – thermoplastic, cement based
coatings, cold-applied plastic, self-adhesive tapes, raised
pavement markers, raised pavement marker adhesive, glass
beads, angular material.
Explanation of materials is consistent with the heading content and scope for
compatibility, adhesion, handling and storage, and occupational health and
safety hazards in accordance with section 8.8 of the New Zealand Roadmarkers
Federation’s Safety, Health and Environment Guide.
Range:
includes two materials within the general description of paint; and
one other material from the following general descriptions –
thermoplastic, cement based coatings, cold-applied plastic, selfadhesive tapes, raised pavement markers, raised pavement
marker adhesive, glass beads, angular material.
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element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of basic roadmarking application plant.
Range:
Type-A and Type-B applicators, Raised Pavement Markers (RPM) applicators.
performance criteria
2.1
Roadmarking application plant is identified and described in accordance with
New Zealand Roadmarkers Federation’s Safety, Health and Environment
Guide.
2.2
Roadmarking application plant use is explained in accordance with section 12 of
the New Zealand Roadmarkers Federation’s Safety, Health and Environment
Guide.
2.3
Routine maintenance of roadmarking application plant is described in
accordance with company requirements.
element 3
Demonstrate basic knowledge of the roadmarking application process.
Range:
protection of work sites, preparation of work surface, set-out, application of
material, protection of markings until set or dry, disestablishment of work site.
performance criteria
3.1
The roadmarking application process is identified and described in accordance
with company requirements.
3.2
Communication requirements for roadmarking application process are
explained in accordance with company requirements.
3.3
Roles within roadmarking application process are explained in accordance with
company requirements.
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3.4
Equipment used in the roadmarking application process is identified and its use
described in accordance with company requirements.
Range:
PPE, cleaning, end-plates, stencils, stringing line, reseal tags,
signs, cones.
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.
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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