FAQs about Safety Vests

FAQ

Personal Protective Equipment (or safety gear) is developed to meet specialised applications and offer optimum protection.

ProChoice Safety Gear must pass stringent testing procedures in house and where applicable meet Australian Safety Standards. This means our range has been developed for particular applications.

To assist in choosing the correct safety gear for a job we have put together some Frequently Asked Question's about each of our product categories. Product knowledge is important. If you have any particular questions, please contact us at enquiries@prochoice.com.au

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Safety Vests

What is the High Visibility Safety Garments standard?

The High Visibility Safety Garments standard (AS/NZS 4602:1999) details the requirements of personal safety garments to increase the visibility of the wearer. Materials used in the design and manufacture of High Visibility Safety Garments must be fluorescent and retroflective.

Class D
• For outdoor use
• Uses fluorescent materials
• High visibility materials must encircle the upper torso – minimum visible area of 0.4m2

Class D/N
• For use in day, night, dawn, dusk or in poor weather conditions where there is illumination from headlights
• Must have 50mm strips of retroflective material complying to Class N – (AS/NZS1906.4:1997) in specific tape configurations

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