NZQA registered unit standard 1512 version 8 Page 1 of 6

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1 Page 1 of 6 Title Supervise asphalt paving construction activities Level 4 Credits 18 Purpose This unit standard is designed for people working in the pavement surfacing industry, towards recognition of competency in the role of an asphalt paving supervisor. People credited with this unit standard are able to: supervise health, safety, and environmental protection at asphalt paving construction sites; supervise preparations for asphalt paving construction; supervise asphalt paving construction operations; and complete company and contract reporting requirements as an asphalt paving supervisor. Classification Pavement Surfacing > Asphalt Surfacing Available grade Achieved Entry information Critical health and safety prerequisites Unit 20455, Demonstrate basic knowledge of safety relating to bituminous materials; and Unit 1508, Plan and organise construction activities as an asphalt paving supervisor; 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 Authority, available at New Zealand Transport Agency specifications at NZTA P9: Specification for Construction of Asphaltic Concrete Paving; NZTA P9P (Auckland): 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 Hotmix Asphalt Wearing Course Surfacing; NZTA Q2: Specification for Quality Assurance for Hot Mix Asphalt;

2 Page 2 of 6 Where specified in the contract documents, the following pilot specification, or confirmation of its currency, is available by contacting the Operations Manager, New Zealand Transport Agency National Office, Telephone ; NZTA P18P: Pilot Performance Based Specification for Hot Mix Asphalt; Company quality plan; Contract specifications; 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. 3 Evidence is required of at least ten job sites. Job sites may include but are not limited to a wearing course, an open-graded porous asphalt, a stone mastic asphalt mix type and a structural pavement layer. 4 Definitions Asphalt paving supervisor refers to a person who works in the asphalt paving industry with site responsibility for large, complex jobs, and/or oversight of several smaller jobs at a number of locations simultaneously. The asphalt paving supervisor has a detailed understanding of asphalt paving construction, contract documents and specifications; and, in an asphalt paving context, has defined responsibilities for planning and organising construction work, managing site safety, issuing instructions to forepersons and suppliers, team performance and productivity, contract documentation, and quality assurance, with authority to manage operations and make decisions relating to asphalt paving construction. 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 Supervise health, safety, and environmental protection at asphalt paving construction sites. 1.1 Health and safety hazards associated with asphalt paving construction are identified, recorded, and evaluated in accordance with company procedures and legislation. 1.2 Adverse effects on the environment associated with asphalt paving construction are identified, recorded, and evaluated in accordance with company procedures and legislation.

3 Page 3 of The requirements of the site safety plan are communicated to others on site in accordance with company procedures and legislation. 1.4 Health and safety hazards are controlled and monitored in accordance with the site safety plan. includes but is not limited to personal protective equipment, training, hazard identification, safe working procedures. 1.5 Adverse effects on the environment are controlled and monitored in accordance with the site safety plan. 1.6 Traffic management plans are implemented and monitored in accordance with the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management. 1.7 Loading and unloading of plant and materials, and disposal of waste materials, take account of public safety and are in accordance with company procedures and legislation. Outcome 2 Supervise preparations for asphalt paving construction. 2.1 Paving plan and work programme is checked against contract requirements in accordance with company procedures. 2.2 Material types, quantities, and delivery requirements are confirmed with asphalt production plant in accordance with company procedures. 2.3 Locations of ancillary sites, limits of the worksite, work programme, and job instructions are communicated to the workforce in accordance with company procedures. site setup, materials handling, work organisation, hazards, logistic support, trouble-shooting, team work, quality control, vacation of site, mix type, thickness and compaction requirements. 2.4 Marking and protection of service covers, protection of adjacent surfaces, and roadmarking offsets is checked against company procedures and contract specifications. 2.5 Surface preparation is checked against contract specifications. includes but is not limited to scrub coat, pre-levelling, tack coat, levels and falls, thickness requirements. 2.6 Resources are mobilised and deployed in sequence in accordance with company procedures, the paving plan, and work programme.

4 Page 4 of 6 Outcome 3 Supervise asphalt paving construction operations. 3.1 Weather conditions are monitored and consequent adjustments are made to work programme as required. 3.2 Material use, and plant and equipment use and performance are monitored and recorded in accordance with company procedures. 3.3 Resources and sequence of operations are determined in accordance with site safety, quality, traffic management, and paving plans and work programme. 3.4 Delivery rate and quantities of asphalt mix meet job requirements and changes in requirements are communicated to the asphalt production plant in time to avoid or minimise the oversupply of mix. 3.5 Segregation of hot mix asphalt materials is minimised during activities. activities load out, transfer to paving machine, paving machine feed, hand work. 3.6 Density and shape of compaction is checked against contract specifications. may include but is not limited to compaction equipment, rolling pattern, density testing, specification requirements. 3.7 Quality assurance procedures are undertaken and documented in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications. 3.8 Extent of work is measured and documented in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications. 3.9 Job closure activities are carried out in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications. job closure activities may include but are not limited to site clean-up, final inspection and restoration of roadmarkings Communications with engineer or principal s representative, and with the public, are undertaken and documented in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications.

5 Page 5 of 6 Outcome 4 Complete company and contract reporting requirements as an asphalt paving supervisor. 4.1 Productivity results, material, plant and labour use, and information required by specifications are reported in accordance with company procedures. 4.2 Safety compliance is reported in accordance with company procedures and legislation. 4.3 Quality compliance is reported in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications. may include but is not limited to site samples, density testing, surface shape tolerance, thickness testing and verification. 4.4 Progress and completion reports are submitted in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications. Planned review date 31 December 2016 Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 21 October December 2013 Review 2 4 October December 2013 Review 3 24 March December 2013 Revision 4 5 January December 2013 Review 5 27 October December 2013 Revision 6 25 May December 2013 Revision 7 25 January December 2013 Review 8 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.

6 Page 6 of 6 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 Please contact askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.