917QUALITY ASSURANCE AGGREGATE CERTIFICATION

917.01General Requirements

An aggregate source will be authorized to ship products in the status of a Certified Aggregate Producer who is in accordance with the required standards of ITM 211. This will consist of a program which will require the aggregate source to make a commitment to product quality management. Approval to participate in the program will be based on the following criteria:

in accordance with the specification requirements, and

have a 95% assurance of being in accordance with the Department’s quality and uniformity requirements.

Specific details of the CAPP are contained in ITM 211. Additional details about the program are included in the CAPP Training Manual for Producer Technicians. A 20 Certified Aggregate Producer shall operate in accordance with both of these publications.

917.02Quality Control Plan

An aggregate source will not be included on the QPL of Certified Aggregate Producers until it has prepared a QCP and the plan has been approved. The plan shall encompass all details of production starting with the extraction of the indigenous raw materials and concluding with material shipped from the plant. The QCP shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of ITM 211.

917.03Source Appro val Requirements

The Department’s Division of Materials and Tests shall be notified in writing that the aggregate source wants to become a Certified Aggregate Producer. The aggregate source shall identify the specific products it will work to qualify for initial source certification. Additionally, the source shall identify all products to be produced at the source regardless of whether the products are for Department or other uses.

An aggregate source may not be consid ered for entry into the certification program until the preliminary source investigation has been completed in accordance with ITM 203. 40

The following procedure will be used to establish an aggregate source as a Certified Aggregate Producer.

The source shall enter the coordinated testing phase of ITM 211. Coordinated testing shall be performed in accordance with ITM 211. During this phase, the 917.03

producer shall be required to develop a QCP to establish demonstrated mean test values and standard deviations.

The aggregate source shall enter the trial phase. The producer shall also operate in accordance with ITM 211 and the QCP. The QCP shall be refined as may be necessary.

The aggregate source will be included on the QPL of Certified Aggregate Producers following satisfactory performance during the trial phase and successful completion of the trial phase audit. Achieving such status shall be accompanied by the inherent responsibility to operate within the tenets of ITM 211. The Certified 60 Aggregate Producer shall produce material at a compliance requirement of a minimum of 95% of the appropriate specifications. The Department will monitor such compliance through periodic in-depth inspections and annual audits of the production site and source records. Initial and ongoing certification is contingent upon the effectiveness of the producer’s QCP as evidenced by the quality and uniformity of the products which are prepared in accordance with the appropriated specifications and ITM 211.

917.04Removal from Certified Producer Status

The Department’s Division of Materials and Tests will be responsible for the 70 review and removal of an aggregate source from the QPL of Certified Aggregate Producers. A Certified Aggregate Producer shall operate to avoid the need for the Department to exercise this action. However, removal from Certified Aggregate Producer status may be necessary for situations such as:

below 90%,

the producer has failed to take corrective action to restore 95% 80 probability,

corrective action relative to defi ciencies in the performance of the approved QCP,

Aggregate Producer to consistently be in accordance with Department requirements,

aggregate material which is not in accordance with the specifications, or has falsified records, or

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Summary of Production or Ledge Quality Results letter.

Notice of removal from Certified status will be in written form, will be issued by the Department’s Division of Materials and Tests, and will identify the reasons for the removal. Effective immediately upon receipt of such notification, no further aggregate 100 shipments shall be made on a certified basis.

917.05Appeals

The producer shall have the right to appeal removal from Certified Producer status to the Engineer. The appeal shall be in written form, shall state the reason or reasons on which the appeal is based, and shall be received within 14 calendar days of receipt of the removal notice.