What makes a Safety Vest Class 2 or Class 3?
Gear up for summer with a new Safety Vest from EngineerSupply! Class II Safety Vests are designed for workers who need greater visibility in poor weather conditions, and who are exposed to roadways with traffic that exceeds 25 miles per hour. Class II Safety Vests are ideal for railway workers, school crossing guards, parking and toll gate personnel, airport ground crews and law enforcement personnel directing traffic. According to ANSI standards, class II vests must have 775 square inches of background material, and 201 square inches of reflective material. Class III vests provide the highest level of visibility and are designed for workers exposed to high-risk environments and traffic exceeding 50 miles per hour. Class III vests have sleeves and are made for all roadway construction personnel and vehicle operators, utility workers, survey crews, emergency responders, railway workers and accident site investigators. ANSI requirements also state that class III vests have 1240 square inches of background material and 310 square inches of reflective material.
Showing posts with label Safety Vests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Safety Vests. Show all posts
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Monday, February 09, 2009
Reflective Safety Vests
About a week ago, I took some sample products home to test and use to see how they worked (or not). One of the sample products I had brought home was a Reflective Surveying Safety Vest by Seco (Seco brand products are usually awesome and quality made). I was going to walk our dog early this morning and decided to slip the safety vest on and see how well the reflective material would work. I was surprised at what I found happen. It was very early this morning before the sun had come up and people leaving their homes headed for work were driving down our street. To my amazement, they would slow way down, much slower than I've ever seen traffic on our street. Usually they fly by without much regard to anyone walking and seem to forget about the pedestrian has the right-of-way idea. With the reflective safety vest on, they began slowing down far in advance, which made it a very nice walk. I felt much safer with their slower speeds, but also realized that a new safety vest, one that is to the latest safety requirements, really made the difference in my dog and I being safe while walking. The vest worked so well I am now considering walking our dog before the sun comes up just so I can benefit from traffic using their headlights. It was safer walking in the dark than it was in the day time, due to the reflective strips on the safety vest! I would recommend that Land Surveying Company owners invest in safety vests for their surveying crews that meet newer safety requirements. Investing in your employees safety is not only important, but it helps protect your business from losing an employee and hopefully against law suits.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Seco Safety Vests
When working in construction, road work, surveying and related fields your day is not consistent. Half the day you might be tromping through the woods, and the other half you might be recording points in an open field. Seco safety vests not only boost your visibility, they help you stay safe, comfortable and healthy. A pretty outlandish claim for a safety vest, keep reading to find out how.
What most people don’t know is that bundling up too much can actually be dangerous. If people make themselves too warm the excess body heat will cause the body to produce perspiration. Perspiration will hinder the garments ability to insulate. The moisture trapped inside the clothing can then become cold, which can eventually lead to chills and even hypothermia. Perspiration will not only affect your body temperature but can cause dehydration.
Seco has taken these factors into consideration and has a brilliant solution. Seco has created safety vests made with outlast thermo-molecules. This special space technology will adapt to your body temperature and regulate it. It will provide warmth without the bulk. Specially design theromolecules absorb and release heat as needed. Because the fabric reacts to your body temperature it keeps you warm in the winter in cool in the summer. With outlast thermo-molecules you don’t need to worry about a different vest for the summer and winter. So when it comes to working outside this winter remember the key to working to staying healthy is to regulate your body temperature. Take a look at our selection of safety vests feature outlast technology and stay safe this season!
What most people don’t know is that bundling up too much can actually be dangerous. If people make themselves too warm the excess body heat will cause the body to produce perspiration. Perspiration will hinder the garments ability to insulate. The moisture trapped inside the clothing can then become cold, which can eventually lead to chills and even hypothermia. Perspiration will not only affect your body temperature but can cause dehydration.
Seco has taken these factors into consideration and has a brilliant solution. Seco has created safety vests made with outlast thermo-molecules. This special space technology will adapt to your body temperature and regulate it. It will provide warmth without the bulk. Specially design theromolecules absorb and release heat as needed. Because the fabric reacts to your body temperature it keeps you warm in the winter in cool in the summer. With outlast thermo-molecules you don’t need to worry about a different vest for the summer and winter. So when it comes to working outside this winter remember the key to working to staying healthy is to regulate your body temperature. Take a look at our selection of safety vests feature outlast technology and stay safe this season!
Thursday, November 06, 2008
New Safety Vest Requirements
New high-visibility garment regulations taking effect on November 25th will affect many professionals, including road crews, surveying crews, crossing guards, delivery truck drivers, tow truck drivers, forestry works, construction crews, flagging crews, law enforcement personnel;, utility crews, toll both operators, emergency personnel and anyone work on or near a road or construction equipment.
According to the FHWA anyone whose duties expose them to traffic or working on or near construction equipment are required to wear high visibility clothing. EngineerSupply carries an extended line of safety vests that meet the new government regulations, including Seco utilities vests. The Seco safety vests were created with the California DOT to comply with the new regulations.
When ordering a safety vest make sure it is compliant with ANSI/ISEA regulations. The vests are then assigned a class by their level of visibility, class 1, class 2 and class 3. (Class 3 is the most visible.) According to the new regulation, “All workers within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway who are exposed either to traffic… or to construction equipment within the work area shall wear high-visibility safety apparel.” that complies with ANSI/ISEA 107-2004, class 2 or 3.
It is recommended to go with the class 3 safety vests if you have any doubt as to which class you fall into. If someone is injured and they were wearing the wrong safety vest the employer could be held liable. If any of your current safety vests are faded this could be putting you or your employees at risk and it is recommended that you replace them.
This is only a reference guide and is not an exhaustive list of the new regulations. For more information on the new regulations please visit,
http://www.workzonesafety.org/files/documents/laws_regulations/federal/nov_24_06.pdf
According to the FHWA anyone whose duties expose them to traffic or working on or near construction equipment are required to wear high visibility clothing. EngineerSupply carries an extended line of safety vests that meet the new government regulations, including Seco utilities vests. The Seco safety vests were created with the California DOT to comply with the new regulations.
When ordering a safety vest make sure it is compliant with ANSI/ISEA regulations. The vests are then assigned a class by their level of visibility, class 1, class 2 and class 3. (Class 3 is the most visible.) According to the new regulation, “All workers within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway who are exposed either to traffic… or to construction equipment within the work area shall wear high-visibility safety apparel.” that complies with ANSI/ISEA 107-2004, class 2 or 3.
It is recommended to go with the class 3 safety vests if you have any doubt as to which class you fall into. If someone is injured and they were wearing the wrong safety vest the employer could be held liable. If any of your current safety vests are faded this could be putting you or your employees at risk and it is recommended that you replace them.
This is only a reference guide and is not an exhaustive list of the new regulations. For more information on the new regulations please visit,
http://www.workzonesafety.org/files/documents/laws_regulations/federal/nov_24_06.pdf
Friday, September 05, 2008
Safety Vests
Contractors, Surveyors, Highway Workers, Engineers all wear Safety Vests, Safety Apparel, Utility Vests, Traffic Vests, Reflective Vests, Traffic Safety Vests, ANSI Safety Vests, Surveying Vests, all offer visibility and safety on the job site. We offer Utility Vests and Safety Vests in a variety of colors such as orange, yellow, red, and in reflective high-visibility fluorescent materials and colors.
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