This Published Document gives guidance on the use of BS EN 12271
and BS EN 12273 in the United Kingdom. BS EN 12271 specifies
the properties of surface dressing whilst BS EN 12273 specifies the
properties of slurry surfacing and microsurfacing.
This Published Document gives guidance on the performance
requirements and control procedures for the installation of both
surface treatments as products for the maintenance of roads and
other trafficked areas.
The Published Document does not apply to the following:
• surface dressings designed by the purchaser; i.e. the recipe
approach for which the contractor is instructed as to the rates of
spread, chipping size, etc., and therefore is not responsible for
performance requirements;
• surface treatments in tunnels where fire regulations apply;
• small areas under 500 m2 which are not contiguous, such as
patch repair;
• airfield pavements covered by international regulations (e.g.
International Civil Aviation Organization regulations).
NOTE In BS EN 12271 “other trafficked areas” include footways
and cycleways.
BS PD 6689:2009 Referenced Document
BS 434-2 Bitumen road emulsions – Part 2 : Code of practice for the use of cationic bitumen emulsions on roads and other paved areas
BS EN 12272-1 Surface dressing - Test methods - Rate of spread and accuracy of spread of binder and chippings
BS EN 12274-2 Slurry surfacing. Test methods. Determination of residual binder content including preparation of samples*, 2018-04-06 Update
BS EN 12274-8 Slurry surfacing - Test methods - Visual assessment of defects
BS EN 13036-1 Road and airfield surface characteristics - Test methods - Measurement of pavement surface macrotexture depth using a volumetric patch technique*, 2010-06-30 Update
BS EN 13043 Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas*, 2013-05-31 Update
BS EN 13588 Bitumen and bituminous binders. Determination of cohesion of bituminous binders with pendulum test*, 2017-01-01 Update
BS EN ISO 11819-1 Acoustics. Measurement of the influence of road surfaces on traffic noise - Statistical pass-by method*, 2023-03-31 Update
BS PD 6689:2009 history
2017BS PD 6689:2017 Surface treatments. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12271 and BS EN 12273-Guidance on the use of BS EN 12271 and BS EN 12273
2009BS PD 6689:2009 Surface treatments – Guidance on the use of BS EN 12271 and BS EN 12273
2006BS PD 6689:2006 Surface dressing – Guidance on the use of BS EN 12271