High Visibility Apparel in Work Zones: Characteristics of High-Visibility Safety Apparel

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  American Traffic Safety Services Association
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Work zones
  • Work zone safety
  • Visibility
  • Visibility distance
  • Protective clothing
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Working near traffic and around construction equipment can be dangerous, and staying safe is of the utmost importance. The purpose of this field guide is to raise awareness of the types and characteristics of high-visibility safety apparel for the protection of workers, with the ultimate goal of decreasing worker fatalities and injuries. This field guide provides contractors, field personnel, inspectors, and engineers with guidance on selecting high-visibility safety apparel. This guide outlines different apparel and the appropriate situations where each type of apparel is required or recommended by National standards/guidelines. When selecting the appropriate apparel, you should also check State and local requirements.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-06-G-00004
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64228/dot_64228_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.66 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c6ab4c3df87b37550dcd3815dbd3a3387843eb1e0d2f724c28ef730f87229bcfc4067ed67d4776e8182faf0383d7444aa70f6f4a51c019800e1cf6f47aa51ff4