Northrock PPE Catalogue

HIGH VISIBILITY

Portwest’s high visibility clothing is designed and manufactured to comply with EN ISO 20471 (EU and internationally recognised), ANSI/ISEA 107 (US) and AS/NZS 4602.1 (Australia and New Zealand).

WHAT’S THE RISK? Working in low light conditions in proximity to moving vehicles or machinery is one of the most common causes of workplace accidents.

EN ISO 20471

HIGH-VISIBILITY CLOTHING

ISO 20471:2013 specifies requirements for high visibility clothing which is capable of visually signalling the user’s presence. The high visibility clothing is intended to provide conspicuity of the wearer in any light condition when viewed by operators of vehicles or other mechanised equipment during daylight conditions and under illumination of headlights in the dark. Performance requirements are included for colour and retroreflection as well as for the minimum areas and for the placement of the materials in protective clothing.

WHO IS AT RISK? Incidents involving vehicles and machinery and low light conditions occur across a wide range of industries including agriculture, transportation, construction and vehicle repair.

INJURIES Injuries suffered include amputations, dislocations, complex fractures and worse. The consequences are catastrophic for individuals affected.

ANSI/ISEA 107

AS/NZS 4602.1

ANSI/ISEA 107 is the American National Standard for High Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear. The industry standard developed by the American National Standards Institute provides a uniform, authoritative guide for the design, performance specifications and use of high visibility and reflective apparel including vests, jackets, bib/jumpsuit coveralls, pants and harnesses. Garments that meet this standard can be worn 24 hours a day to provide users with a high level of conspicuity through the use of combined fluorescent and retro-reflective materials.

The AS/NZS 4602.1 Standard specifies the visual requirements for high visibility safety garments for occupational wear by people who may be exposed to the hazard of moving traffic, moving plant or equipment in high risk situations. The standard covers garments suitable for daytime wear, night-time wear where they will be seen by retroreflected light or for wear under both conditions but excludes garments for use by fire services.

Class D A garment designed for daytime use.

Class D/N A garment designed for day and night use.

Class N A garment designed for night use using retro reflected light.

ANSI/ISEA 107 has 3 garment types indicated below: ANSI/ISEA 107 TYPE O CLASS 1 for Off-Road Use ANSI/ISEA 107 TYPE R CLASS 2 for Roadway Use ANSI/ISEA 107 TYPE R CLASS 3 for Roadway Use ANSI/ISEA 107 TYPE P CLASS 2 for Public Safety ANSI/ISEA 107 TYPE P CLASS 3 for Public Safety

AS/NZS 1906.4

This Standard specifies the requirements for high visibility materials and reflective tape to be used on industrial safety garments for outdoor daytime use and for use at night or in other dark conditions where the wearer needs to be highly visible.

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