Wear the Reflective Vest in Right Way

UPDATE | By CHINASTARS

Recently, Xi'an sanitation workers became hot topic in Weibo (one of the Chinese social APPs). The reason is that the sanitation workers’ reflective vest has been printed on the eye-catching civilized slogans. This novel practice has aroused a large number of praise. However, our professional person has proposed that printed the slogan on the reflective material will greatly weakened the safety and function of the reflective performance.

Reflective vests are made of high-visibility reflective material. It can make outdoor workers in the night or special weather conditions operate smoothly, thereby reducing unnecessary casualties, especially in traffic engineering playing a special role in security. Reflective vests are widely used in the construction, maintenance, utility, emergency responders, airport ramp personnel and other workers are routinely exposed to the hazardous of low visibility.

In ANSI/ISEA 107-2010 specification, there are several requirements on the minimum areas of reflective material.

 

Minimum areas of visible material – ANSI/ISEA 107-2010

 

Performance

Class 3

Performance

Class 2

Performance

Class 1

Class E

Headwear

Background material

1240 in²

(0.80 m²)

775 in²

 (0.50 m²)

217 in²

(0.14 m²)

465 in² (0.30 m²)

78 in²

 (0.05 m²)

Retroreflective or

combined-performance

material used in

conjunction with

background material

310 in²

(0.20 m²)

201 in²

(0.13 m²)

155 in²

(0.10 m²)

108 in²

(0.07 m²)

10 in²

(0.0065 m²)

Level 2

Combined-performance

material used without

background material

NA

NA

NA 310 in²

 (0.20 m²)

NA

78 in²

 (0.05 m²)

Level 2 or 1

Minimum width of

retroreflective material

2 in²

(50 mm)

1.375 in²

(35 mm)

1 in² (25 mm) or

2 in² (50 mm)

combined-performance

material (without

background material)

2 in²

(50 mm)

/

Minimum number of

yards per retroreflective

material width

4.3 yds of 2 in²

(50 mm) width

4 yds of 1.375 in²

(35 mm) width

2.8 yds of 2 in²

(50 mm) width

4.3 yds of 1 in²

(25 mm) width

3.1 yds of 1.372 in²

(35 mm) width

2.15 yds of 2 in²

(50 mm) width

1.5 yds of 2 in²

(50 mm) wide

/

Photometric performance

Level 2 (Table 4) or

Level 1 (Table 5)

Level 2 (Table 4) or

Level 1 (Table 5)

Level 2 (Table 4) or

Level 1 (Table 5)

Level 2 (Table 4) or

Level 1 (Table 5)

See Above

 

Printed the slogan, the background (fluorescent material) area will be reduced, which results the reflective area and reflection will be reduced. So we suggest that please provide the right safety vest to our outdoor workers who are routinely exposed to the hazardous of low visibility. Let the right safety vest protect them well!

Wear the Reflective Vest in Right Way

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