Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-103 - CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATES › Section 14-103.0071 - Source and Product Certification Systems

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Approved sources may certify approved products through either
				  a Conditional QC Certification System or a Full QC Certification System. The
				  Department will inspect the source, monitor the producer's QCP, and determine
				  the system under which the producer may certify the product.
(1) Full QC Certification System. A producer
				may employ the Full QC Certification System for an approved source and its
				approved products that meet the conditions of this subsection, including
				paragraphs (a) through (k) below. The Department will inform the producer in
				writing at such time as the Department will accept certification of a product
				pursuant to the Full QC Certification System. Under the Full QC Certification
				System, the producer may certify and ship a product based on its own QC data
				meeting the requirements of Section 2.2 of the
Construction Aggregates
				Manual.
However, the Department reserves the right to reject any
				defective material based on its own verification testing. The Department will
				periodically direct the collection of verification samples from selected
				products that are being certified under the Full QC Certification System. The
				verification data will be compared with the QC data over an equivalent time
				period in order to validate the quality of aggregate certified under the Full
				QC Certification System. The Department will consider supporting documentation
				in its evaluation of the data. The Department will investigate the possible
				cause(s) for any unfavorable comparisons through additional verification
				inspections, sampling and testing, and review of its own verification
				procedures. The producer shall fully participate in the Department's review of
				the QC operation, including, but not limited to: increased sampling
				frequencies, sample retention, split sample comparisons, and additional
				inspections. If the Department is unable to validate the QC data's compliance
				with the limits and standards of Section 2.2 of the
Construction
				Aggregates Manual
, the product will be removed from the Full QC
				Certification System. The following additional requirements apply to sources
				using the Full QC Certification System:
(a)
				The producer shall consistently perform proper and timely sampling and testing
				of its aggregate products pursuant to the frequencies approved by the
				Department as modified by the increased minimum requirements set out in Section
				1.2 of the
Construction Aggregates Manual
, and Appendices 1
				through 18 thereto.
(b) The
				producer shall maintain proper and timely records and have accurate test data
				and control charts available for itself and for Department inspectors in
				accordance with the limits of Section 1.3 of the
Construction
				Aggregates Manual.
(c) The
				producer shall keep in force the procedures specified in its approved QCP,
				except upon prior Department approval of a producer-submitted addendum
				requesting a change. The criteria to approve the addendum must meet the
				elements as stated in Rule
				14-103.006, F.A.C.
(d) The producer shall certify only shipments
				of approved products, consisting solely of aggregate produced under its
				Department-approved QCP.
(e) The
				producer shall keep materials not processed under its QCP separate and distinct
				from aggregates intended for certification.
(f) The producer shall properly certify or
				transmit certification for all shipments of aggregate intended for usage on
				Department projects in accordance with subsection
				14-103.004(5),
				F.A.C., unless the Department specifically changes the project's certification
				requirement.
(g) The producer shall
				demonstrate effective implementation of its QCP by consistently controlling
				production of aggregates so as to comply with Section 2.2 of the
Construction Aggregates Manual.
(h) The producer's plan for dealing with
				control failures as specified in subsection
				14-103.006(13),
				F.A.C., shall be effective in identifying control failures prior to the product
				falling below the limits set out in Section 2.2 of the
Construction
				Aggregates Manual.
1. Upon timely
				notification to the Department of a control failure, the producer may continue
				to certify material under the Full QC Certification System even though affected
				data subsequent to the notification falls within the limits set out in Section
				2.3 of the
Construction Aggregates Manual
, provided the
				following additional requirements are met:
a.
				The producer shall identify the cause of the control failure pursuant to
				subsection 14-103.006(13),
				F.A.C., and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
b. The producer may request a
				re-initialization of the product's data, starting with the effective date of
				the corrective action, based on a determination by the Department that the
				corrective action can reasonably be expected to prevent reoccurrence of the
				control failure and assure continued compliance with Section 2.2 of the
Construction Aggregates Manual.
c. Analysis of data for test results
				generated subsequent to the corrective action must meet the requirements of
				Section 2.2 of the
Construction Aggregates
				Manual.
2. Three
				or more control failures related to the same cause that result in the use of
				subparagraph 1., above, for the same product during any 365-day period shall be
				considered prima facie evidence that the QCP has been ineffective in
				consistently controlling production of aggregates so as to comply with Section
				2.2 of the
Construction Aggregates Manual.
3. When a product's compliance level mandates
				a change as described in Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 of the
Construction Aggregates Manual
, without the producer giving
				timely notification as specified in subparagraph 1., above, the Department will
				remove the product from the list of approved products. The producer may request
				reinstatement of the product under the Conditional QC Certification
				System.
(i) The
				producer's designated laboratory shall maintain up-to-date and accurate Quality
				Control records, including: a log of sample collection and identification,
				laboratory work sheets, test results, records of technician and laboratory
				qualifications, and information on instrument calibration and
				maintenance.
(j) The producer and
				its designated laboratory shall maintain properly trained and qualified QC
				personnel, accurate and satisfactory test equipment, and proper
				procedures.
(k) Independent
				verification testing, as performed by the Department, must confirm that
				material shipped complies with all applicable
				specifications.