ASTM D5506-98

Standard Practice for Organizations Engaged in the Certification of Personnel Testing and Inspecting Bituminous Paving Materials

SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers a standard for establishing evaluation and certification procedures for personnel engaged in testing and inspecting bituminous paving materials in accordance with specified test methods and is intended for use by independent organizations providing certification services.
1.2 Qualification for certification candidates, qualifications of those administering the certification examinations, methods of administering the certification tests, and certain certification organization operating requirements are given.
1.3 Monitored written and performance examinations are normally required.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jul-1998
• ICS: 03.100.30 - Management of human resources
• ICS: 93.080.10 - Road construction
• Technical Committee: D04 - Road and Paving Materials
• Drafting Committee: D04.95 - Quality Control, Inspection and Testing Agencies

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D5506-98(2003) - Standard Practice for Organizations Engaged in the Certification of Personnel Testing and Inspecting Bituminous Paving Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 5506 – 98
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Practice for
Organizations Engaged in the Certification of Personnel
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Testing and Inspecting Bituminous Paving Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5506; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Bituminous Paving Mixtures
2.3 Other Documents:
1.1 This practice covers a standard for establishing evalua-
Development, Administration, Scoring and Reporting of
tion and certification procedures for personnel engaged in
Credentialing Examinations: Recommendations for
testing and inspecting bituminous paving materials in accor-
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Board Members, March 1993.
dance with specified test methods and is intended for use by
Guidelines for Engineering and Related Specialty Certifica-
independent organizations providing certification services.
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tion Programs, June 1991.
NOTE 1—Refer to Specifications D 3666 for information on the mini- 7
Guidelines for Non-Written Examinations, January 1991.
mum requirements for agencies testing and inspecting bituminous paving
Principles of Fairness: An Examining Guide for Credential-
materials and to Practice D 4561 for information on quality control
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ing Boards, February 1993.
systems for organizations producing and applying bituminous paving
Standards for Accreditation of National Certification Orga-
materials.
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nizations, July 1995.
1.2 Qualification for certification candidates, qualifications
of those administering the certification examinations, methods
3. Terminology
of administering the certification tests, and certain certification
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
organization operating requirements are given.
3.1.1 accreditation—the formal recognition that a certifica-
1.3 Competency determination typically includes a moni-
tion organization and its program(s) conform to a set of
tored written examination and a performance evaluation.
requirements established by a nationally recognized accredita-
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
tion body.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.2 certificant—an individual who has been certified by a
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
certification organization.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1.3 certification—an action that determines and an-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
nounces that an individual has fulfilled the pre-established
requirements and is certified to perform the designated task(s)
2. Referenced Documents
associated with a test method.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.4 certification organization—an independent body en-
D 2726 Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity of Com-
gaged in the evaluation and credentialing of the knowledge,
pacted Bituminous Mixtures Using Saturated Surface-Dry
skills and abilities of individuals who perform specified tasks.
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Specimens
3.1.5 examinee—certification applicant involved in the ex-
D 3666 Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agen-
amination process.
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cies Testing and Inspecting Bituminous Paving Materials
3.1.6 examiner—a qualified professional who is responsible
D 4561 Practice for Quality Control Systems for Organiza-
for administering and evaluating the performance examination
tions Producing and Applying Bituminous Paving Materi-
component of the certification process.
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als
3.1.7 proctor—a qualified individual who is responsible for
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2.2 AASHTO Standard:
administering the written examination component of the certi-
AASHTO T-164 Quantitative Extraction of Bitumen from
fication process.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-4 on Road and
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Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.95 on Available from the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation
Laboratory Evaluation. (CLEAR), 403 Marquis Avenue, Suite 100, Lexington, KY 40502.
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Current edition approved July 10, 1998. Published March 1999. Originally Available from the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards
published as D 5506 – 94. Last previous edition D 5506 – 94. (CESB), 130 Holiday Court, Suite 100, Annapolis, MD 21401.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03. Available from the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA),
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03. 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 70, Washington, D.C. 20036.
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Available from the American Association of State Highway and Tr
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