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Chủ Nhật, 29 tháng 9, 2013

Valuable Information On High Visibility Safety Products

By Leticia Morton


High visibility safety products are used by people working in environments that are risky. It is a provision by the law that people working in such environments use these safety items. The items are made of highly reflective material to make such people highly visible in any condition. Some even have retro reflective strips to increase visibility and complement the coloring.

The work environments that do require people to wear safety materials include; traffic, construction, emergency response, fire fighting among other jobs. Apart from materials to be worn by workers, there are also other materials usually placed at around the work area or others placed at crime scenes among other areas. All these products also do come in various luminous colors such as; lime green, yellow, orange, red and any other color that a work environment chooses to adapt.

The safety vests are most popular protective item known by people. These vests are used by people working in any kind of construction, parking lot attendants, crossing guards, roadside workers, cart retrievers and many other people. When such people wear the vests, they are easily visible by incoming or outgoing traffic among other things. The vests exist in three classes; 1,2, 3 with class one used in a slightly risky environment, with second and third increasing in risk respectively.

There are also other protective clothing apart from the vests. These ones are; boots, gloves, hats, jackets, pants, rain wear and many other materials. These ones are often known as personal protective clothing (PPC) and all employers should be aware of all these and provide their employers with appropriate materials.

Other kind of protective items are the reflective tapes. These ones are useful especially when it comes to road safety as they increase visibility especially at night, thereby reducing accidents. They are usually marked on the roads and are able to be reflected by the headlights from a distance. Many accidents at night are usually caused by decreased visibility and therefore such tapes ought to be marked appropriately on the roads.

There are also the collapsible traffic cones that are usually a must especially in roadside construction or any other situation that can happen while on the road. These cones ensure that everyone on the road is safe including the roadside workers, drivers and anyone on the road. Drivers are also usually urged to carry these cones and use them in emergency situations.

The other products on the list include but not limited to LED strobes, flashers and beacons, warning flags and protective batons. All of these are used on the roads especially when under construction. The LED flashers, beacons and strobes are used at night especially during emergency situations to control traffic and protect people. As for the flags, are of reflective colors to ensure normal that traffic is normal even when there is something happening on the road. The batons do the same function, but at night.

High visibility safety products have contributed in reducing many cases of work related accidents. Employers should however ensure that the materials they are using meet the requirements of Occupational Safety and health Act (OSHA). They should also ensure that the workers use the items appropriately so that they serve their intended purposes.




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