New Zealand Institute of Highway Technology - NZIHT

Overview

High quality pavements, along with the correct selection of pavement surfacing materials are critical to the safety, longevity and condition of New Zealand roads.

This one day course will outline and identify the multiple types of surfacing currently in use, the variety of materials used in maintaining these pavements, as well as design, equipment use and surfacing type selection.

Asphalt and Chipseal practices will be covered at length including cutting and preparation, along with procedures for patching both of these surfacing types.

Current Health and Safety practices will also be covered in depth relating to these specific workplace environments.

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Length

1 day course.

Facilitator

Phil Bull

Cost

$520 per person + GST

(minimum numbers apply before a course is confirmed)

Topics include

• Health and Safety Practices
• Planning
• Records, QA
• Pavement Construction Fundamentals
• Intent and Limitations of Pavement Surfacing
• Types of Surfacing
• Materials - type and quantity
• Requried testing of Materials
• Application Equipment and Methods
• Specification
• What does a successful pavement surface look like?

On completion of this course participants will

• Be able to respond to fire incidents at a civil infrastructure work site
• Demonstrate knowledge of working safely at sites under temporary traffic management
• Describe bituminous materials
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of safety relating to bituminous materials
• Demonstrate basic first aid relating to liquid bitumen and bitumen additives
• Demonstrate knowledge of the compaction of hot mix asphalt
• How to cut and prepare asphalt and chip seals
• Show a basic understanding of asphalt and chip seal patching procedures
• Learn about pavement bandaging
• Understand the National Code of Practice within the reinstatement processes around the 1m rule

Who should attend

Project engineers, laboratory staff, specifiers, plant and laying supervisors, new engineers, council and NZTA staff concerned with road surfaces.  Asphalt Paving Crews seeking to gain a better understanding of paving construction.

Presenter information

About the Presenter:

Phil has more than 50 years working in the civil engineering industry, including NZ, UK, Middle East, Australia and Pacific Islands.

The last 40 years has all been ‘hands on’ specialising in bituminous surfacing – managerial and training roles.

Responsible for:

• The day to day running of chipsealing and stabilising crews
• Establishing and managing a new regional surfacing operation
• Delivering the asphalt components for a number of big motorway projects, in and around Auckland

Phil was an owner/operator of a very successful small asphalt contracting business before more recently being involved with training staff to understand roading/surfacing principles.  Phil is also an evaluator for the Civil Trades Board.