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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
1The 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 forConstruction of Asphaltic Concrete Paving;
NZTA P9P (Auckland):Specification for Construction of Asphaltic Concrete Paving;
NZTA P11:Specification forOpen Graded Porous Asphalt;
NZTA P11 Notes:Notes to the Specification forOpen Graded Porous Asphalt;
NZTA P23:Performance Based Specification for Hotmix Asphalt Wearing Course Surfacing;
NZTA Q2: Specification for Quality Assurance for Hot Mix Asphalt;
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 04 894 6316;
NZTA P18P:PilotPerformance 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.
2Assessment against this unit standard must be based on evidence from a workplace context.
3Evidence 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 typeand a structural pavement layer.
4Definitions
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, hasdefined 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.
Evidence requirements
1.1Health and safety hazards associated with asphalt paving construction are identified, recorded, and evaluated in accordance with company procedures and legislation.
1.2Adverse effects on the environment associated with asphalt paving construction are identified, recorded, and evaluated in accordance with company procedures and legislation.
1.3The requirements of the site safety plan are communicated to others on site in accordance with company procedures and legislation.
1.4Health and safety hazards are controlled and monitored in accordance with the site safety plan.
Rangeincludes but is not limited to – personal protective equipment, training, hazard identification, safe working procedures.
1.5Adverse effects on the environment are controlled and monitored in accordance with the site safety plan.
1.6Traffic management plans are implemented and monitored in accordance with theCode of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management.
1.7Loading 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.
Evidence requirements
2.1Paving plan and work programme is checked against contract requirements in accordance with company procedures.
2.2Material types, quantities, and delivery requirements are confirmed with asphalt production plant in accordance with company procedures.
2.3Locations of ancillary sites, limits of the worksite, work programme, and job instructions are communicated to the workforce in accordance with company procedures.
Rangesite setup, materials handling, work organisation, hazards, logistic support, trouble-shooting, team work, quality control, vacation of site, mix type, thickness and compaction requirements.
2.4Marking and protection of service covers, protection of adjacent surfaces, and roadmarking offsets is checked against company procedures and contract specifications.
2.5Surface preparation is checkedagainst contract specifications.
Rangeincludes but is not limited to – scrub coat, pre-levelling, tack coat, levels and falls, thickness requirements.
2.6Resources are mobilised and deployed in sequence in accordance with company procedures, the paving plan, and work programme.
Outcome 3
Supervise asphalt paving construction operations.
Evidence requirements
3.1Weather conditions are monitored and consequent adjustments are made to work programme as required.
3.2Material use, and plant and equipment use and performance are monitored and recorded in accordance with company procedures.
3.3Resources and sequence of operations are determined in accordance with site safety, quality, traffic management, and paving plans and work programme.
3.4Delivery 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.
3.5Segregation of hot mix asphalt materials is minimised during activities.
Rangeactivities – load out, transfer to paving machine, paving machine feed, hand work.
3.6Density and shape of compaction is checked against contract specifications.
Rangemay include but is not limited to – compaction equipment, rolling pattern, density testing, specification requirements.
3.7Quality assurance procedures are undertaken and documented in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications.
3.8Extent of work is measured and documented in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications.
3.9Job closure activitiesare carried out in accordance withcompany procedures and contract specifications.
Rangejob closure activities may include but are not limited to – site clean-up, final inspection and restoration of roadmarkings.
3.10Communications with engineer or principal’s representative, and with the public, are undertaken and documented in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications.
Outcome 4
Complete company and contract reporting requirements as an asphalt paving supervisor.
Evidence requirements
4.1Productivity results, material, plant and labour use, and information required by specifications are reported in accordance with company procedures.
4.2Safety compliance is reported in accordance with company procedures and legislation.
4.3Quality compliance is reported in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications.
Rangemay include but is not limited to – site samples, density testing, surface shape tolerance, thickness testing and verification.
4.4Progress and completion reports are submitted in accordance with company procedures and contract specifications.
Planned review date / 31 December 2016Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 21 October 1994 / 31 December 2013
Review / 2 / 4 October 1995 / 31 December 2013
Review / 3 / 24 March 1998 / 31 December 2013
Revision / 4 / 5 January 1999 / 31 December 2013
Review / 5 / 27 October 2005 / 31 December 2013
Revision / 6 / 25 May 2007 / 31 December 2013
Revision / 7 / 25 January 2008 / 31 December 2013
Review / 8 / 15 March 2012 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0101
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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 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 (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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