Hi Vis Workwear and what you need to know
Working in industries such as manufacturing, construction, aerospace, highways etc you are likely to be in an environment where you have a risk of being injured. You need to be aware that your employer is responsible for providing the correct high visibility clothing for its workers that are tailored to their specific needs and environments.
Hi Vis workwear UK is designed to make a user more visible in low or reduced light areas and when used in these environments can absolutely save your life. This is why it’s very standard PPE across many different sectors.
Typically, this workwear is available in colours such as Yellow and Orange and is available as t-shirts, polo shirts, vests, jackets, trousers just to name a few. The PPE workwear market is full of different variations in terms of standards, performances, style and comfort so there enough variety to suit most if not all users.
Portwest, who is a leading manufacture of workwear have created a range of workwear designed specifically for woman. With more woman looking to join the construction industry year on year this allows them to have actual womens workwear that fits them correctly. Allowing woman to carry out their tasks with no limitations.
More on this within our blog on women’s workwear, link here.
Branding is growing year on year and in construction this is becoming a must have for companies when purchasing their workwear, garments are able to be branding with heat transfers and embroidery, available at OAKEYS.
For more reasons why branding is so important, follow the link.
How many classes of high vis workwear are there?
Hi Vis Workwear types are grouped into three classes, with the classes dictating the minimum quantities of background and retro-reflective materials used.
CLASS 3 - Highest Protection Level of Hi Vis Workwear
Band of retro-reflective material shall not be less than 50mm wide.
Minimum background material 0.80m sq. Minimum retro-reflective material 0.20m sq.
Examples of Class 3 Hi Vis products: Hi Vis Bomber Jackets; Hi Vis Parka Jackets; Hi Vis Long Sleeved Vests
CLASS 2 - Intermediate Protection Level of Hi Vis Workwear
Band of retro-reflective material shall not be less than 50mm wide.
Minimum background material 0.50m sq. Minimum retro-reflective material 0.13m sq.
Examples of Class 2 Hi Vis products: Hi Vis Sleeveless Vests
CLASS 1 - Lowest Protection Level of Hi Vis Workwear
Band of retro-reflective material shall not be less than 50mm wide.
Minimum background material 0.14m sq. Minimum retro-reflective material 0.10m sq.
Examples of Class 1 Hi Vis products: Hi Vis Trousers
If you are looking to take being visible to another level there is products on the marketplace such as the JSP Visilite which improves visibility above the neck, further allowing you to be seen in low light situations.
Link to the Visilite product on our online store.
Link to our recent blog covering the Visilite.
OAKEYS have a wide and growing range of hi vis workwear UK options, we are continuing to grow this range and also look to add new innovative products that can further improve safety across PPE products and traffic management products.
See our full range of workwear on our store:
www.oakeyssafety.co.uk
