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High-visibility safety apparel
makes the wearer more visible
to traffic under any conditions
Why Is Safety Important
High-visibility safety apparel is personal
protective safety clothing that is intended to
provide conspicuity [make the wearer more visible]
during both daytime and nighttime usage, and that
meets the Performance Class 2 or 3 requirements
of American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/
International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
107-2004. 1
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. Workers affected
by this requirement include, but are not limited to:
- Highway construction and maintenance
crews, including flaggers
- Inspectors
- Engineering personnel
- Survey crews
- Utility crews
- Responders
When Should High-Visibility Safety Apparel
Be Replaced?
High-visibility safety apparel should be replaced
when it becomes faded, torn, dirty, soiled, worn, or
defaced, or if it is not visible at 1,000 feet day or night.
The typical useful service life of high-visibility safety
apparel depends on the type of work an individual
performs while wearing the apparel.
Apparel that is worn on a daily basis has a service life
expectancy of approximately 6 months, although
apparel that is not worn on a daily basis may have a
useful service life of up to 3 years.
1 Federal Highway Administration worker visibility final rule
American Traffic Safety
Services Association
When apparel is ready for replacement, notify
your safety compliance officer or supervisor and
request replacement apparel. Ensure that they
know the kind of work you are doing (repaving,
maintenance work, nighttime work, etc.) so that
they will know which type of apparel to provide to
you. Once you have received your new apparel, cut
your old apparel in half so that it can't be reused and
then dispose of it properly.
Purchasing agents should consider the following
when buying new apparel:
- Working conditions (time of day,temperature,
etc.).
- Class of apparel needed (Performance Class
2, or 3; Class 1 is unacceptable for any
highway work. See brochure entitled:
Worker Visibility Be Seen. Be Safe. New
Requirements for High Visibility Garments-
Contact ATSSA for more information.)
- Compliance with ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 and
207-2006.
- State and local standards and guidelines
- MUTCD section 6E, which gives the
appropriate colors for the apparel.
Developed by:
American Traffic Safety Services Association
15 Riverside Parkway Suite 100
Fredericksburg, VA 22406-1022
800-272-8772
This material is based upon work supported by the Federal
Highway Administration under grant agreement No.
#DTFH61-06-G-00004
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations
expressed in this publication are those of
the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the
Federal Highway Administration.
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