NZQA registered unit standard
28706 version 1
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Title
Complete records and take samples and tests for bituminous mix
paving construction
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to complete
and store records and take samples and tests for bituminous
mix paving construction.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Bitumen Surfacing Construction
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Competence in this unit standard requires knowledge of and compliance with the
current editions of the following references:
New Zealand Transport Agency specifications at http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/:
NZTA M10: Specification for Dense Graded and Stone Mastic Asphalts;
NZTA P11: Specification for Open Graded Porous Asphalt;
NZTA P11 Notes: Notes to the Specification for Open Graded Porous Asphalt;
NZTA P23: Performance Based Specification for Hotmix Asphalt Wearing Course
Surfacing;
Contract quality plan.
2
Definition
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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Complete and store records for bituminous mix paving construction.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Paving records are completed and stored in accordance with contract quality
plan and company procedures.
Range
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
tack coat binder quantities, application rate, bituminous mix
tonnage, paved area dimensions, layer thickness, mix
temperature, air temperatures, pavement temperatures, roller
times, number of roller passes.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1.2
Plant and labour records are completed and stored in accordance with company
procedures.
examples of records – foreman’s diary, check lists, fuel, repairs,
tonnages carted.
Range
1.3
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Site records are completed and stored in accordance with contract quality plan
and company procedures.
Range
site instructions, tasks completed;
may include – site conditions; site exceptions; client
communication; public communication; site timings such as start,
finish, downtime, stoppage, non-conformance.
Outcome 2
Take samples and tests for bituminous mix paving construction.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Core samples are taken from completed compacted pavement for testing total
air voids and mix layer thickness. Test holes are refilled in accordance with
contract quality plan.
2.2
Samples are labelled in accordance with the contract quality plan.
labelling may include – date time, load, mix type, sampler, site
name, location.
Range
2.3
Surface levels, shape, skid resistance, and texture are tested and recorded in
accordance with contract quality plan and company procedures.
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.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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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 (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.
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