High-Visibility Clothing and Hi Visibility Uniforms

Many industries use high-visibility clothing to help protect employees from traveling vehicles, moving machinery, low-light situations, working at night, and working in inclement weather. When vehicles pass construction workers, it might be difficult to see the workers. Someone working on large machinery might pay more attention to the machine and what he or she is doing. High-visibility clothing catches the operator’s eye and reduces the chance of accidents that cause injuries and death.

For high-visibility clothing to properly protect the employee, it must fit properly and meet ANSI reflective safety requirements.

High-visibility clothing is often referred to as hi visibility clothing, hi viz clothing, high-visibilitiy uniforms, or hi viz uniforms.

Loose and Poor Fitting High Visibility Clothing

Employees who work in confined spaces and other high-risk places need to ensure their high-visibility clothing fits properly. Loose-fitting clothing could trip workers or snag on machinery, causing injuries. If the clothing is too tight, it could restrict movement. And, improperly fit clothing is uncomfortable, which could also cause an employee to become distracted.

One-size fits all high visibility clothing is often an issue because of this. Additionally, if a worker is working in cold or hot conditions, wearing clothing that doesn’t fit properly could cause heat stroke or frostbite. In addition to being a serious issue for the worker, it is a breach of safety standards.

Abolox carries high-visibility clothing in many sizes to fit your employees. Whether you need vests, full jackets, shirts, pants or rain gear, you’ll find it in many sizes and types of materials. When ordering high-visibility clothing, consider the environmental conditions and order the right type of material for the conditions.

High-Visibility Clothing at Abolox

When ordering high-visibility clothing to keep your employees safe, consider several factors, including the type of job, how much visibility your employee needs, the weather, and whether the clothing is ANSI-approved. The high-visibility clothing we carry at Abolox has ANSI ratings.

Visibility

The amount of visibility depends on the job. For example, you need your employee to be more visible when working in traffic with speeds over 25 to 30 mph. Class 3 safety clothing has the most visibility. Working on the road, especially during inclement weather, at dusk or after dark, makes it hard for drivers to see employees. They should be wearing Class 3 high-visibility safety clothing.

Police officers, firefighters and other first responders should also wear Class 3 high-visibility clothing for more safety, especially when working on highways or surface roads with higher speeds. Drivers tend to rubberneck, and the bright clothing and reflective silver tape will help draw the driver’s attention to the first responder and hopefully slow the driver down or get him or her back on the road instead of in the accident zone.

Reduce the Risk of Accidents

If someone hits an employee while he or she is working, or the employee has another type of accident because of visibility, you are opening yourself up to a lawsuit if you did not provide high-visibility clothing that is properly rated for the job and / or conditions.

Instead of losing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, ensure your employees have high-visibility clothing with the correct amount of reflective striping that fits the employee properly. Additionally, when your employees feel safe, they are more productive.

Additionally, the proper high-visibility clothing makes it easier for drivers to recognize the workers. If a driver hits a worker wearing the proper high-visibility clothing, the negligence is most likely on the driver instead of the employer. Finally, the high-visibility clothing ensures that your employees have credibility on the site. Drivers will recognize the clothing and are more apt to pay attention to your employee’s instructions in navigating a construction zone.

Weather Hazards

Snow, sleet and rain make it difficult for others to see your employees. Working building fires also make for poor visibility because of the smoke. Make sure your employees are safe from heat and the weather with the proper high-visibility rain gear and flame-resistant gear.

Weather hazards become even more dangerous when employees are working in a construction zone where speed limits are 55 mph and higher. Some construction crews also work at night, which is just as dangerous as working in the rain or snow.

When you have poor visibility situations, you need your employees to be as visible as possible. The ANSI Class 3 high-visibility clothing we carry at Abolox includes rain gear and lined jackets designed to keep your employees warm in cold weather.

ANSI-Approved High-Visibility Clothing at Abolox

When purchasing high-visibility clothing, you need to make sure that it is ANSI-approved. The ANSI regulations have three classes of high-visibility clothing, with not-rated or Class 1 having the least amount of reflective material and Class 3 having the most.

Construction workers need the highest amount of reflective material, so they would wear Class 3 safety clothing. You can purchase high-visibility clothing in reflective green or orange. Both colors have the most amount of reflective tape as long as the jackets and pants are the right sizes for the wearer.

Visit Abolox for High-Visibility Clothing

When you need high-visibility clothing for your employees, browse through our selection. Abolox carries non-rated, Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 ANSI-rated high-visibility clothing in the form of shirts, pants, rain gear, coveralls, vest overalls and vests.

If you don’t see something you want, give us a call and we’ll source it for you. All of our high-visibility clothing, including hi viz vests, high viz jackets, high vis pants, and hi-visibility rain gear are made of quality materials, whether lined for winter wear or not.