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Title / Describe the purpose and function of plant and equipment used in bituminous surfacing construction
Level / 4 / Credits / 6
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the purpose and function of plant and equipment used in bituminous surfacing construction.
Classification / Infrastructure Works Bitumen Surfacing Construction
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
Recommended reference material includes:
Chipsealing in New Zealand, New Zealand Transport Agency, available at http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/chipsealing-new-zealand-manual/;
Plant and equipment manufacturer’s manuals.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the purpose and function of plant and equipment used in bituminous surfacing construction.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Chipseal construction plant is described in terms of its purpose and function.
Range plant – bulk bitumen tanker, bitumen sprayer/distributor, trucks modified for spreading, self-propelled spreaders, pneumatic tyred roller, rubber-coated vibrating drum roller, steel wheeled roller, combination roller; tractor or truck mounted broom, suction sweeper;
sprayer equipment – spray bar, calibration, dipstick binder pressure, speed control, temperature measurement, emergency, control system, hand lance;
chip spreader equipment – width adjustment, calibration.
1.2 Asphalt paving construction plant and equipment are described in terms of their purpose and function.
Range plant – mill, tractor or tuck mounted broom, tack coat sprayer, asphalt paver, grader, truck modified for paving, hot bins, static roller, vibrating roller, pneumatic tyred roller;
equipment – paver controls, screeds, screed temperature controls, tamping bar, vibrators, profiler.
1.3 Slurry or micro-surfacing production plant is described in terms of its purpose and function.
Range plant – mobile mixing unit;
equipment – bins, injectors, flow meters, filters, pug mill, spreader box, hydraulic spreader box, calibration.
1.4 Plant and equipment common to bituminous surfacing construction are described in terms of their purpose and function.
Range plant – loader, suction sweeper, power broom, drag broom, traffic control vehicles, night work equipment and lighting, traffic cones.
Planned review date / 31 December 2019Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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.
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 if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Infrastructure ITOSSB Code 101813 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015