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Demonstrate knowledge of bulldozers in civil construction

Level / 3
Credits / 3

PurposePeople credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of bulldozers in civil construction.

Subfield / Civil Plant Operation and Management
Domain / Civil Plant Operation
Status / Registered
Status date / 25 September 2006
Date version published / 25 September 2006
Planned review date / 31 December 2012
Entry information / Open.
Accreditation / Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) / Infrastructure ITO
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0101

This AMAP can be accessed at

Special notes

1Assessment against this unit standard may take place in a workplace and/or provider environment.

Assessment parameters will be dependent on company and site specific equipment, procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply with legislative requirements.

2Definitions

Manufacturer’s instructions may include specifications, installation, handling, use and maintenance instructions and safety data sheets.

Batter refers to an earthworks cut or wall with a sloping face.

Bench refers to an earthwork ledge.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Demonstrate knowledge of bulldozers in civil construction.

Performance criteria

1.1Bulldozers are identified in terms of their components.

Rangecomponents – operator equipment, tracks and track rollers, engine, frame, transmission, power shift, direct drive and final drives, steering clutches, brakes, under carriage, track adjusters, idlers.

1.2Bulldozer attachments are identified in terms of their functions.

Rangeblades – straight, angling, pusher, bull;

rippers – parallelogram, hinged, swivel, shank and ripper tips; winches and hydraulic control;

scoops – cable, hydraulic;

ground-engaging tools – rake, scraper, towed roller;

functions may include – rip, clear, push, stockpile, excavate, winch, cut drain, cut bench, cut batter, cut to fill, trim, backfill, push-load, scrape, lay cable, tow plant.

1.3The fitting and removal of bulldozer attachments is described in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

Rangeattachments may include – blade, rippers, rake, scraper, towed roller, winch.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report 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 organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

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 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018