Pavement surfacing

National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Bulk Bitumen Equipment) – Level 3 or 4
The qualification covers the skills and knowledge of an experienced operator of a bitumen tank wagon or bitumen sprayer, working as part of a pavement surfacing team.

The qualification comprises core compulsory and elective unit standards, plus an elective strand.

The core compulsory unit standards cover:

• Transport of bulk bituminous products by road
• Requirements for transport of Dangerous Goods
• Safe handling of bulk bituminous liquids
• Heating, blending, modification, and transfer of bulk bituminous liquids
• First Aid and fire incidents
• Health, Safety and Environment
• Working under temporary traffic management

The core elective section covers heavy vehicle dynamics and provides a choice of unit standards relevant to the type of vehicle used in the workplace:

• Heavy rigid vehicles
• Heavy combination vehicles

One of the following strands completes the qualification:

• Gangbar Sprayer
• Handbar Sprayer
• Tank Wagon

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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Asphalt Production) – Level 4
This national certificate is designed for an experienced operator of a batch mix or a drum mix asphalt production plant, working unsupervised. 

The qualification comprises compulsory unit standards covering:

• Knowledge and operation of asphalt production plant
• Operation of storage and heating equipment
• Materials used in hot mix asphalt production
• Use of polymer modifiers
• Safe procedures for heating, blending, modifying and transferring bitumen
• Hazard identification and risk assessment procedures
• Health and safety and environment
• First Aid
• Fire incidents and emergency control
• Confined space entry

There is an optional unit standard for operation of a wheeled loader that is not required for completion of the certificate.  However, it may be necessary in some workplaces.

The qualification may be used as evidence of competence by operators of asphalt production plants, for registration under the Roading New Zealand Asphalt Plant Accreditation Scheme. 

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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Single Site Supervision) – Level 4
This qualification recognises the skills and knowledge of an experienced supervisor on an asphalt paving or chipseal worksite.

The compulsory section of the qualification comprises unit standards covering skills and knowledge common to both asphalt and chipseal surfacing. These include:

• Supervision on a single site
• Communications
• Notifying the public
• Preparing and maintaining records
• Hazard identification and risk assessment procedures
• Health and safety and environment
• First Aid
• Fire incidents and emergency control
• Traffic controller for low volume and Class 1 roads

The qualification is completed with one of the following elective strands, covering supervision, safety and specific technical knowledge of materials and plant.

• Asphalt strand
• Chipseal strand

There is also an optional unit standard for site supervisors with responsibility for temporary traffic management. This is not required for completion of the certificate

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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Multiple Sites Supervision) – Level 5
This qualification recognises the skills and knowledge of an experienced supervisor able to plan and supervise either asphalt paving or chipsealing work at multiple worksites.

The compulsory section of the qualification comprises unit standards covering:

• Contract documents
• Communication
• Safety
• Temporary traffic management

The qualification is completed with one of the following elective strands, covering supervision, safety and specific technical knowledge of materials and plant:

• Asphalt strand
• Chipseal strand

There is also an optional strand covering Site Traffic Management Supervisor (STMS) for Level 2 and 3 roads. This is not required for completion of the certificate.

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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Hot Mix Asphalt Design) – Level 5
This qualification is for experienced designers of hot mix asphalts working in the asphalt surfacing industry in a contracting or consultancy role. 

All the unit standards are compulsory and cover:

• Knowledge of asphalt production plants
• Design of hot mix asphalts using the Marshall method
• Materials and mixes for hot mix asphalt design
• Asphalt mix design methods and specifications
• Use of polymer modifiers in hot mix asphalt
• Acceptance testing for asphalt paving
• Handling bituminous materials and safety
• First Aid

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National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Chipseal Design) – Level 5
This qualification is for experienced designers of chipseal pavements working in the chipseal surfacing industry in a contracting or consultancy role.

All the standards are compulsory and cover:

• Determining bitumen blends
• Impact of site requirements on chipseal design
• Knowledge of chipseal construction plant
• Materials used in chipseal surfacing
• Design of chipseal surfacings and pretreatments
• Hot polymer-modified binders
• Design of chipseal surfacings using polymer-modified binders
• Safety with bituminous products
• First Aid

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