ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM Roodevallei Country Lodge 13

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ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUMRoodevallei Country
Lodge13 14 November 2001
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Resolution 1

• That the RPF be regularly appraised of
  developments in the field of skills development
  (and technology transfer) within the framework of
  the Skills Development Act of 1996.
• That a RPF Task Group be convened by Les Sampson
  to establish contact with formal structures in
  this field and to disseminate information to the
  RPF

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Resolution 1 (Cont.)

• That the Task Group reports to the RPF as and
  when required so as to inform employers on
• Development of unit standards and learnerships
• Registration and accreditation of courses
• Details on accredited service providers
• Training programmes
• That the activities of the RPF task group on
  Materials Technicians be integrated in this new
  Task Group

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Resolution 2

• That a proposal be made to SABS to amend SABS 307
  (bitumen specifications) whereby all requirements
  related to ductility be deleted.

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Resolution 3

• Previous Resolution (2nd RPF)
• It is recommended that the Asphalt Academy
  further investigate the proficiency of
  bituminous binder testing in South African
  material laboratories. Proposals will then be
  developed to identify problems.
• New Resolution
• That inter-laboratory testing be conducted on an
  ongoing basis under guidance of a Task Group, to
  be convened by the Asphalt Academy.

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Resolution 4

• That the president and members of ASANRA be
  invited to regularly attend the RPF and be tasked
  to provide feedback on regional activities
  issues.

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Resolution 5

• The data presented by Dr Wynand Steyn be adopted
  as a basis and be expanded for future reports at
  RPF meetings.
• The data should be augmented to include non
  treasury expenditure by SANRAL and others,
  conditional grants and transfers to provinces and
  expenditure in SADC countries.
• It is recommended that progress against budgets
  should be posted on the RPF web site on a
  quarterly basis.

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Resolution 6

• That the Liaison Committee for Road Building
  Specifications be incorporated as a Working Group
  of the RPF.

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Resolution 7

• That a RPF Task Group be convened by Denzil
  Sadler and Bob Hornsey to monitor the situation
  of bitumen manufacture, with a view to keeping
  the relevant industry players/stakeholders
  informed of bitumen availability.