Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Benefits Of High Visibility Safety Products

By Maryanne Goff


Those individuals who are working inside or near hazardous environment need specific high visibility safety products. It all rests on an employer's shoulder to organize a designated personal safety program which the employees can follow accurately in order to avoid getting caught in accidents.

Whether you are working in a warehouse, construction site, alongside high speed traffic or any other place where high visibility is essential these products make sure you remain safe and sound. For instance, an individual working in the dock area of a warehouse needs to wear his high viz jacket so that other lorry drivers and truck loaders can clearly see him and therefore any sort of accident can be avoided.

Similarly, a highway maintenance worker or a construction worker who is working closely near the high speed traffic will require to wear suitable visible clothing so that he clearly remains in sight of the motorists. One should understand that during the daytime these high viz garments are clearly visible to the eye even from long distance but during the night such equipment is only apparent if one is less than 200 feet away from the desired area.

These products are accessible in distinctive sorts and some of these vests, boots, tops or coats are even guaranteed by the powered authorities. An extraordinary reflective material is utilized to make such gear that allows a bright reflective action to occur when in contact with the light. Orange is regarded as the most accessible shade but yellow and green are other bright shades that are regularly utilized.

Individuals working as parking road attendants, traffic sergeants, supermarket workers, delivery drivers and other maintenance workers are all required to wear such protective gear. Everyone is responsible for following the rules and regulations laid by the authorities and if they don't follow these regulations it means they are not following the health and hazard procedures and severe actions can be taken against them.

For example construction workers are required to wear Class 2 or Class 3 garments according to the safety regulations. If the worker is operating near a slow traffic area he will need to wear Class 2 safety wear whereas if he is working near the motorway or heavy traffic then he is by law required to wear Class 3 garments.

Although it is an employer's responsibility to provide such supplies to all the employees but there are cases when the employees have to arrange these supplies themselves. No matter what the arrangement is, at the end, it is solely an employer's duty to keep all of his workers safe and sound even under worst circumstances. Those employers who get strict when it comes to health and hazard are the ones who are capable to keep a strong hold on their employees.

Therefore high visibility safety products prove to be an essential requirement for individuals who are working within or near a hazardous environment. It has become a part of hazard prevention regulation that every company has to follow such rules in order to safeguard and protect their workers and employees from getting involved into any sort of accident.




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