Binder Distributor Accreditation

22 November 2005RPF Pretoria

History of events

• RPF task team formed in May 2002 to address issues related to the use of Binder Distributors

• Recommendations were made and accepted by RPF

• Resolution passed at RFP in May 2003 to develop a frame work for accrediting BD

• Meeting held in Pretoria September 2003 with representatives of all Provincial DoT’s

• BD accreditation scheme proposed by Barry Dumas of PAWC and accepted @ RPF in November 2003

• Sabita appointed VKE in November 2004 to draft a manual on the requirements and testing of BD to replace outdated TMH 2

Implementation of BD accreditation scheme

• Based on the Australian scheme• Industry should strive to be self regulatory• Appoint an independent service provider

to conduct calibration of BD at client fixed pit facilities

• Service provider to comply with ISO/SANAS requirements

• National service provider to issue calibration certificates for each binder distributor

• Sabita to post details on each binder distributor on their website

Proposed BD accreditation scheme

Facility

National service provider

COTO (RMC) Certification

Certification records

SabitaWebsite

Clients

SANASAccreditation

Accreditation

Tester

Latest developments

• Meeting held with KZN DoT & SRT to explore implementing pilot scheme to outsource calibration testing

• Issues and concerns facing client and service provider with outsourcing the testing have been identified

• RMC has been informed of the proposal to extend the scheme to other testing centres

• Sabita to assist in drafting a MOU between both parties for implementing the pilot project

Points to consider

• Outsourcing of services currently undertaken by Government

• Roles & responsibilities of service provider versus client

• Cost implications– ongoing

maintenance– replacement of oil

Guideline document 1. General information on mechanical requirements

of binder distributors2. Tests to be conducted at accredited testing

facility– Visual inspection– Dipstick– Power– Pump output– Transverse distribution– Road speed indicator– Thermometers– Nozzles

3. Tests and procedures to be conducted on-site– Log book– ‘Bakkie’ test

Outstanding issues

• Develop programme to improve correlation between fix pit transverse calibration and ‘bakkie’ test– Barry Dumas

• Rewriting test methods so that they are compliant with acceptable standards – Basie Nothnagel