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Title
Undertake foreperson duties on asphalt paving construction sites
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard is for people working, in the pavement
surfacing industry, towards recognition of competency in the
role of an asphalt paving foreperson.
People credited with this unit standard are able, as an asphalt
paving foreperson, to: organise job activities for asphalt paving
construction sites; prepare for asphalt pavement construction
activities; direct asphalt paving construction site safety and
environmental protection; direct asphalt pavement construction
activities; and monitor and record asphalt paving construction
activities.
Classification
Pavement Surfacing > Asphalt Surfacing
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 1510, Demonstrate knowledge of asphalt mix options,
pavement pretreatments, and asphalt paving operations
requirements, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation and requirements apply to this unit standard, and must be
complied with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management (CoPTTM), New Zealand
Transport Agency, available at http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/;
The Bitumen Safety Handbook, Roading New Zealand, available for purchase at
http://www.roadingnz.org.nz/;
New Zealand Transport Agency specifications, available at
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/:
NZTA P9: Specification for Construction of Asphaltic Concrete Paving;
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 Hot Mix Asphalt Wearing Course
Surfacing;
NZTA Q2: Specification for Quality Assurance for Hot Mix Asphalt;
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NZTA Q1 Notes & NZTA Q2 Notes: Notes to the Specifications for Quality Assurance
for Chipsealing and Hot Mix Asphalt;
Where specified in the contract documents, the following pilot specifications, or
confirmation of their currency, are available by contacting the Operations Manager,
New Zealand Transport Agency National Office, Telephone 04 894 6316 –
NZTA P18P: Pilot Performance Based Specification for Hot Mix Asphalt;
Company quality plan;
Paving plan;
Site safety plan;
Traffic management plan.
Any legislation or other requirements superseding any of the above will apply,
pending the review of this unit standard.
2
Assessment against this unit standard must be based on evidence from a workplace
context and include evidence from at least one site with minimal geometric
complexity and at least one site with complex geometrics.
3
Definitions
Asphalt paving foreperson refers to a person who works on asphalt paving sites and
reports to a supervisor. The foreperson is skilled in asphalt paving construction, and
has defined responsibilities for job organisation, job safety, issuing instructions, work
performance, work production, documentation, and quality control, with authority to
direct others on site and limited authority for decision making relating to asphalt
paving construction activities.
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.
Job requirements take account of site conditions to meet contract specifications, and
accord with procedures and work instructions written in quality manuals.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Organise job activities for asphalt paving construction sites as an asphalt paving
foreperson.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Delivery of asphalt is organised in accordance with the work programme and
confirmed job requirements.
Range
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includes but is not limited to – sufficient material on site or in
transit to complete the job.
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Support activities for asphalt paving are organised in accordance with the work
programme and confirmed job requirements.
Range
support activities – preparatory work such as milling, traffic
management plan, roadmarking.
1.3
Temporary traffic management for asphalt paving activities is organised in
accordance with the traffic management plan.
1.4
Job activities are organised in accordance with work programme and confirmed
job requirements.
1.5
Reporting procedures are organised in accordance with confirmed job
requirements and company procedures.
Outcome 2
Prepare for asphalt pavement construction activities as an asphalt paving foreperson.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Site is inspected for hazards and adverse effects on the environment in
accordance with legislation and company procedures.
Range
2.2
Site is inspected for constraints that may impact on the use of equipment and
the construction process in accordance with company procedures.
Range
2.3
hazards and adverse effects – identified in job requirements,
identified by site inspections.
climate, pavement shape, geometric constraints, clearances from
adjacent structures, live load limitations, vibration, location of utility
services.
The paving plan and work programme are confirmed in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
confirmation is usually with the supervisor.
2.4
Material types, quantities, and delivery requirements are confirmed with asphalt
production plant in accordance with company procedures.
2.5
Work information is communicated to the workforce in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
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work information – locations of ancillary sites, limits of the
worksite, work programme, job instructions.
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Outcome 3
Direct asphalt paving construction site safety and environmental protection as an asphalt
paving foreperson.
Range
evidence is required for at least two asphalt paving sites.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Health and safety hazards are controlled and monitored in accordance with the
site safety plan and company procedures.
Range
3.2
hazards – identified in job requirements, identified by site
inspections, arising during operations.
Identified adverse effects on the environment are controlled and monitored in
accordance with the site safety plan and company procedures.
Range
effects – identified in job requirements, identified by site
inspections, arising during operations.
3.3
Traffic management plans are implemented and monitored in accordance with
the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management and company
procedures.
3.4
Loading and unloading of plant, transport and delivery of materials, and
disposal of waste materials are carried out with consideration of public safety
and in accordance with company procedures and legislation.
Outcome 4
Direct asphalt pavement construction activities as an asphalt paving foreperson.
Range
a site applying between 30 and 150 tonnes of asphalt per day.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Surface preparation is checked in accordance with job requirements.
Range
4.2
Marking and protection are checked against company procedures and
confirmed job requirements.
Range
4.3
preparation includes but is not limited to – milling, cleaning,
sweeping, minor repairs, scrub coat, pre-levelling, tack coat.
marking and protection of service covers, protection of adjacent
surfaces, roadmarking offsets.
Resources are mobilised and sequence of operations is controlled in
accordance with the site safety and traffic management plans, the paving plan,
the work programme, and confirmed job requirements.
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4.4
Delivery rate and quantities of asphalt mix are monitored in accordance with
confirmed job requirements.
Range
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includes but is not limited to – changes in requirements are to be
communicated to the asphalt production plant in time to avoid or
minimise the oversupply of mix.
Segregation of hot mix asphalt materials is minimised during pavement
construction activities.
Range
activities – transfer to paving machine, paving machine feed, hand
work.
4.6
Materials sampling and documentation are monitored to comply with confirmed
job and quality assurance requirements.
4.7
Density and shape of compaction are checked against the confirmed job
requirements.
4.8
Site clean-up is confirmed as being in accordance with company procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – disestablish equipment, clear site,
final inspection.
Outcome 5
Monitor and record asphalt paving construction activities as an asphalt paving foreperson.
Range
a site applying between 30 and 150 tonnes of asphalt per day.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Asphalt depth and application are monitored, and where required consequent
adjustments are made in accordance with design and confirmed job
requirements.
5.2
Weather conditions are monitored and recorded and, where required,
consequent adjustments are made to the work programme in accordance with
company procedures.
5.3
Material use is monitored and recorded in accordance with company
procedures and confirmed job requirements.
5.4
Plant and equipment use and performance are monitored and recorded in
accordance with company procedures.
5.5
Extent of completed work is measured and recorded in accordance with
company procedures and confirmed job requirements.
5.6
Foreperson reporting requirements are completed in accordance with company
procedures and confirmed job requirements.
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Planned review date
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31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 May 2007
31 December 2013
Review
2
15 March 2012
N/A
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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
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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 (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.
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