1. Task group on bitumen specifications Report back May 2005

2. Working groups Interim review of current specification Quality management during road haul Sampling Introduction of performance based specifications

3. Review of current specification Convenor – Denzil Sadler Fine tuning following more than a decade of experience Promote equitable procurement Proposed amendments: –Mass change after RTFOT (%max) – 0.3 –Increase in R&B SP after RTFOT (ºC max) – 7 –Viscosity at 60ºC for 60/70 pg bitumen (min Pa S) – 140 Need to assess long term ageing

4. Review/cont... Caveat on modification: “Compliance of bitumen with this specification does not guarantee compatibility with various modifiers. Consequently the onus rests with the manufacturer of modified binders to ensure compatibility through testing.”

5. Quality management during road hauling Extended terms of reference Draft document – Code of practice for hauling bitumen and liquid bituminous products commissioned by Sabita Extending the quality chain and audit trail to point of off-loading Role of transporters still to be clarified

6. Proposals to RPF Acceptance of amendments to current specifications Acceptance in principle of caveat on modifier compatibility

7. Performance based specifications Kim Jenkins