EIGHTH ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM Programme and Status of Resolutions

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EIGHTH ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUMProgramme and
Status of Resolutions
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1st RPF Aug 2000

• That, in respect of the current shortages of
  qualified materials technicians for quality
  control, that an RPF Task Group be formed to
• Promote recruitment of materials technicians
• lobby for ECSA registration of Materials
  Technicians
• promote the reintroduction of Materials Diplomas
• promote the introduction of materials
  post-graduate training for Technicians
• STATUS Ongoing (AsAc)
• AsAc putting together block course to be held 2005

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1st RPF Aug 2000

• That an Action Committee, consisting of E Horak,
  P Hendricks, B Perrie and P Myburgh, be mandated
  to advance the formation of the Road
  Infrastructure Centre through
• Support
• Establishment of goals and objectives
• Advice on its modus operandi
• and expand the membership of the Action
  Committee to be representative of the industry
• STATUS Ongoing
• Potential to broaden scope, aims and partnerships
  of AsAc

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2nd RPF May 2001

• That the proposed Bitumen price index (BPI) as
  presented by Mr Piet Myburgh be monitored and
  reported on at the next RPF
• (5th RPF) That the working group on the Bitumen
  Price Index be tasked to draft appropriate
  insertions into contract documents and that the
  matter be taken up with SAFCEC to facilitate its
  implementation
• STATUS Ongoing (working group)

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2nd RPF May 2001

• 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
• (5th RPF) That the working group on Laboratory
  Testing Accreditation explore the mechanisms
  and means by which the proposed National
  Proficiency Testing Scheme can be implemented
• STATUS Ongoing (working group)

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3rd RPF Nov 2001

• 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
• STATUS Ongoing (working group)

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3rd RPF Nov 2001

• That the Liaison Committee for Road Building
  Specifications be incorporated as a Working Group
  of the RPF
• STATUS Unresolved
• Todays presentation by DoT is an attempt to
  understand current impasse

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4th RPF May 2002

• That a task group is convened to establish a
  system or procedure whereby the content of
  national specifications, manuals and guidelines
  in use feature best current practice and reflect
  a balanced view acceptable to both road owners
  and product and service providers.
• That a means of synthesising/disseminating this
  content as widely and cost-effectively as is
  reasonable also be examined.
• STATUS Linked to previous resolution

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7th RPF Nov 2003

• The RPF funders to keep the members abreast of
  developments in the implementation of the
  labour-intensive strategy in Gauteng and of
  progress made in the rollout of the Expanded
  Public Works Programme, especially with respect
  to road pavement technology
• Status Ongoing and will form part of next RPF

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7th RPF Nov 2003

• That the National Department of Transport be
  approached to sponsor delegates to the PIARC
  Technical Committees on Theme S1 (Road
  Technology) and to keep the RPF abreast of
  developments in this area
• Status - Ongoing

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7th RPF Nov 2003

• That formal procedures for liaison with DoT be
  established to ensure that standard
  specifications and codes of practice reflect the
  needs and concerns of industry
• Status Part of programme

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7th RPF Nov 2003

• P Nordengen to report back at the next RPF on
  progress made on combating vehicle overloading
• Status Part of programme

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7th RPF Nov 2003

• That the Bitumen Specifications Working Group be
  reconvened with the objective of reviewing the SA
  binder specifications relative to international
  trends of Performance Grading (PG), including the
  fingerprinting of various SA crude source binders
  using the American PG System
• Status Part of programme

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7th RPF Nov 2003

• P Hendricks to report back at the next RPF
  meeting on the status of the Research Advisory
  Panel for road engineering
• Status Part of programme