| div cl | | | | T-shirts. To assure that an ANSI vest, jacket, |
| It doesnât often make the news, but | | | | etc. is visible both in the bright sun as well as at |
| each year scores of men and women are injured | | | | night, the standard sets the amount of reflective |
| or killed while working on or near roadways. | | | | material the garment must have. A high visibility |
| Construction workers, law enforcement personnel | | | | vest is intended to make the wearer more visible, |
| and first responders such as fire fighters and EMS | | | | whether worn during the day or at night. High |
| workers are all at risk of blending into their | | | | visibility vests complying with these standards |
| backgrounds and not being seen by motorists. | | | | have quickly become accepted throughout |
| Wearing a high visibility vest can literally save your | | | | industry as an effective way to protect workers |
| life. | | | | by increasing their visibility. Workers who are |
| In an effort to reduce the number of accidents, | | | | within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway |
| the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) | | | | who are exposed to either traffic, or to |
| has established standards, ANSI/ISEA 107-2004, | | | | construction equipment within the work area are |
| for high visibility vests and other high visibility | | | | required to wear ANSI vests, and possibly |
| clothing such as reflective jackets or reflective | | | | additional high visibility safety apparel. |