Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to apply the principles for the manufacture of cold mix in Civil Construction.

This unit is appropriate for those working in supervisory or technical specialist roles.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Unit Sector

Civil construction

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

Unit Mapping Information

RIICBS408A Apply the principles for the manufacture of cold mix

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=88a61002-9a21-4386-aaf8-69c76e675272

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

• locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures
• implements the procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient manufacture of cold mix including:

• interpreting project contract and specification requirements and procedures
• interpreting project site soil and geological data
• identifying soil and rock types
• interpreting meteorological data
• interpreting material properties and test results, including compaction test results
• interpreting project engineering
• ring survey information
• interpreting project plans and drawings
• interpreting project specifications

• works effectively with others to plan, prepare and conduct the manufacture of cold mix including:

• communicating clear and timely instructions to those involved
• preparing for and conducting briefings, toolbox and site meetings
• maintaining clear and legible written records and the reports

• demonstrates completion of the principles for the manufacture of cold mix that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

• preparation of job plan, which includes at least five (5) of the following;

• human resource requirements
• plant and machinery requirements
• construction materials requirements
• sub-contractor support requirements
• waste disposal requirements
• coordination requirements
• activity scheduling
• materials delivery scheduling
• risk assessment and management requirements
• occupational health and safety requirements
• quality management requirements, including testing scheduling requirements
• traffic management requirements
• environmental requirements
• task monitoring requirements
• task performance monitoring requirements
• communication requirements
• reporting requirements

• assessment of resource requirements including at least two (2) of the following;

• labour
• plant, equipment and tools
• highway haulage vehicles
• materials for the manufacture of cold mix
• sub-contractor services

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in applying the principles for the manufacture of cold mix through:

• accessing, interpreting and applying legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for:

• risk assessment and management
• statutory compliance
• workplace health and safety
• environmental management
• workplace communication
• quality management
• work zone traffic management
• contract management
• job administration
• plant, equipment and tools maintenance
• materials deliveries
• supervising workplace relationships
• binder and product handling and storage
• cold mix delivery truck loading
• cold mix raw materials and product delivery

• cold mix manufacturing plant and equipment capabilities and application
• understanding operational techniques for the execution of the manufacture of cold mix
• cold mix manufacturing resource requirements and procedures
• understanding cold mix manufacturing, sampling testing and production monitoring methods
• hot mix asphalt manufacturing sampling, testing and production monitoring methods
• scheduling work activities
• relationship between various areas of resources and infrastructure industries
• monitoring methods
• resource requirements
• conducting activities scheduling
• applying estimating principles
• applying civil works construction sequencing
• cold mix manufacture and related activities’ terminology

Assessment Conditions

• An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,
• this unit must be assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment; and,
• this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,
• assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,
• assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,
• assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,
• where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,
• assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

Industry sector	AQF** Level	Required assessor or Industry subject matter expert experience
Drilling, Metalliferous Mining, Coal Mining, Extractive (Quarrying) and Civil Construction	1	1 Year
	2	2 Years
Drilling, Coal Mining and Extractive (Quarrying)	3-6	3 Years
Metalliferous Mining and Civil Construction	3-6	5 Years
Other sectors	Where this Unit is being assessed outside of the Resources and Infrastructure Sectors assessor and/or Industry subject matter expert experience should be in-line with industry standards for the sector in which it is being assessed and where no Industry standard is specified should comply with any relevant regulation.

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=88a61002-9a21-4386-aaf8-69c76e675272