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Title / Determine and document bitumen blends
Level / 3 / Credits / 5
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe and complete documentation for bitumen blends; and determine blend components and produce blending certificates.
Classification / Pavement Surfacing > Bitumen Surfacing
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1The following legislation and requirements apply to this unit standard, and must be complied with:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Land Transport Rule:Dangerous Goods 2005 (Rule 45001/1) amendment 2010, 45001/2, available at
Any legislation or other requirements superseding any of the above will apply, pending the review of this unit standard.
2Assessment against this unit standard must be based on evidence from a workplace context.
3Definition
Company procedures refers to all documented policies, procedures, and methodologies of the candidate’s employer at the time of training includingbut not limited tothose relating tohealth, safety, environment,quality, and operations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe and complete documentation for bitumen blends.
Rangeincludes but is not limited to – dangerous goods declarations, blending certificates, inwards/outwards goods, cartage/delivery, stock control, quality assurance.
Evidence requirements
1.1Legal, company, and customer requirements for documenting inwards, outwards, and stored goods are described.
1.2Documentation is completed in accordance with company procedures and legislative requirements.
Outcome 2
Determine blend components and produce blending certificates.
Rangenew blend into empty tank, volume adjustment to existing blend, modification of existing blend.
Evidence requirements
2.1Contents in receiving tank, in-coming materials, and components to be added are determined in accordance with company procedures.
2.2Volumetric blend is determined to allow for temperature correction.
2.3Consequences of blending non-compatible bituminous materials are recognised and documented.
2.4Blending certificate are produced in accordance with company and customer requirements.
Planned review date / 31 December 2016Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 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
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.
Comments on this unit standard
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Infrastructure ITOSSB Code 101813 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018