BS EN 12271:2006

BS EN 12271:2006 Surface dressing. Requirements

BS EN 12271 describes the performance requirements and control procedures for the installation of surface dressing as a product for the surface treatment of roads and other trafficked areas.

Surface dressing consists of at least one layer of binder and at least one layer of chippings.

BS EN 12271 does not apply to:

• Surface dressings designed by the purchaser or to surface dressings carried out in tunnels and where fire regulations apply
• Small areas of surface dressing on roads that are less than 500 m2 which are not contiguous (for example patch repair surface dressing especially when carried out manually)
• Aircraft pavements that are covered by international regulations, for example, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations (airfields).

Contents of BS EN 12271:

• Foreword
• 1 Scope
• 2 Normative references
• 3 Terms and definitions
• 4 Symbols and abbreviations
• 5 Requirements
• 5.1 Constituent materials
• 5.1.1 General
• 5.1.2 Binders
• 5.1.3 Chippings
• 5.2 Surface dressing
• 5.2.1 Type of surface dressing
• 5.2.2 Application of binder
• 5.2.3 Application of chippings
• 5.2.4 Defects as determined by visual assessment
• 5.2.5 Macrotexture
• 5.2.6 Binder-aggregate adhesivity
• 5.2.7 Characterising noise generation
• 5.3 Durability
• 5.3.1 General
• 5.3.2 Skid resistance
• 6 Evaluation of conformity
• Annex A (normative) Factory Production Control
• A.1 General
• A.2 General requirements
• A.3 Product specific requirements
• A.3.1 General
• A.3.2 Records
• A.3.3 FPC system
• A.3.4 Responsibility and authority
• A.3.5 Design process
• A.3.6 Process control
• A.3.7 Control of equipment and monitoring and measuring devices
• A.3.8 Monitoring and measurement of product
• A.3.9 Non-conforming products
• A.3.10 Corrective and remedial action
• Annex B (normative) Minimum inspection/test frequencies for FPC
• Annex C (normative) Type Approval Installation Trial (TAIT
• C.1 General
• C.2 Requirements
• C.3 Data recorded
• C.4 Information availability
• C.5 Families of surface dressing and road grades
• Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the
• EU Construction Products Directive
• Bibliography