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EN STANDARDS Highways Agency: Chapter 8 Traffic Signs Manual (Part 2) -
HI VIS WORKWEAR
Health & Safety
HI VIS WORKWEAR HIGH VIS WORKWEAR High Visibility Garments Operations: Para 06.3.2
The workforce and supervisory staff should wear high visibility warning
clothing at ALL TIMES when on site. Clothing shall comply with
EN471:2003 / EN20471:2013 Class 2 or 3 (Class 3 on motorways and
other high speed roads) and shall comply with the requirements of
paragraph 4.2.3(b) of the Standard. The colour of the clothing shall
The requirements & the facts
normally be fluorescent yellow or fluorescent orange-red complying with
Being struck by a moving vehicle is the second most common cause of
The retroreflective material shall be to Class 2 as defined in Table 5 of the
death in the workplace. It is therefore essential that any high visibility
standard. In addition, on motorways and other high speed roads, high
garments issued to employees conform to all relevant performance Table 2 of the Standard.
visibility jackets or coveralls shall have full length sleeves meeting the
requirement of paragraph 4.2.4 or EN471:2003 / EN20471:2013. This
standards (EN471:2003 / EN20471:2013, European Standard for High
requirement may be varied to three-quarter-length sleeves where a risk
Visibility Clothing), and are worn and maintained correctly for assessment shows full-length sleeves would present increased risk due to
maximum protection. the activity being undertaken.
Staff should also wear high visibility trousers complying with Class 1 of
So what does this mean to you? EN471:2003 / EN20471:2013 where the carrying of large items of
equipment or other activities may at any time obscure the visibility of the
In order to comply with all UK and European legislation, you need high visibility jacket or vest.
to ensure that the high visibility garments you buy comply with the Highways Agency: Temporary Traffic Management On High
Speed Roads: Good Working Practice (Section W7)
following: ‘High visibility clothing conforming to EN471:2003 /
Operatives who are engaged in activities on live traffic lanes should wear
EN20471:2013 which must be worn at all times.’ High Visibility Garments to EN 471:2003 / EN20471:2013 Class 3.

Safety Standards Key
Buying Guide
To aid selection, garments in this catalogue now carry icons
denoting the EN safety standards to which they comply.
*From October 2013 all newly Certificated High Visibility
Garment Classifications Garments must comply with the NEW Standard, EN20471:2013.
Garment types are grouped into three classes based on the conspicuity provided, with EN471:2003 / EN20471:2013 -
the classes dictating the minimum quantities of background and retroreflective High Visibility Warning Clothing
materials to be used. 3 classes of protection
EN343 -
CLASS 3: Highest Protection Level: Protection against Rain
Bands of retroreflective material shall not be less than 50mm wide. Minimum 3 classes of waterproofness and breathability
background material 0.80M2. Minimum retroreflective material 0.20M2. A revised EN342 -
version of EN471 was published in March 2004. One of the major changes in this Protection against Cold
version is that horizontal reflective bands can now have an incline of ±20º. (Temperatures <5°C)
CLASS 2: Intermediate Protection Level: GO/RT 3279/2008 -
Approved Garments for Railway Workers
Bands of retroreflective material shall not be less than 50mm wide. Minimum Note: None of the high vis garments in this section
background material 0.50M2. Minimum retroreflective material 0.13M2. conform to this standard. Please contact us for
details on garments that do meet this standard.
CLASS 1: Lowest Protection Level:
Where enhanced visibility is an advantage, but for minimal risk/off road purposes only.
Bands of retroreflective material shall not be less than 50mm wide. Minimum All Retroreflective Materials used in our High
background material 0.14M2. Minimum retroreflective material 0.10M2. Visibility Clothing exceed the highest
brightness category of EN471:2003 /
EN10471: 2013.

Retroreflective Materials greatly enhance your visibility in
low light situations. This reflective material returns light to
a light source - such as vehicle headlights -
creating a bright image that motorists are more likely to see
from a distance. As a result, motorists and pedestrians have
Class 3 Class 2 Class 1
more time to react.
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