ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 Standards
Class 1 Garments: Intended for use in activities that permit the wearer's full and undivided attention to approaching traffic. There should be separation of the worker from the traffic, which should be traveling no faster than 25 miles per hour.
Class 2 Garments: Intended for use in activities where greater visibility is necessary during inclement weather conditions or in work environment with risks that exceed those for Class1 Garments in this class also cover workers who perform tasks that divert their attention from approaching traffic, or that put them in close proximity to passing vehicles traveling at 25 miles per hour or higher.
Class 3 Garments: Provides the highest level of visibility, and are intended for workers who face serious hazards and often have high task loads that require attention away from their work. Garments for these workers should provide enhanced visibility to more of the body, such as the arms and legs.
ANSI 207-2006 Public Safety Standard
- ANSI 207 is a new standard with a specific name, "Public Safety Vests" (PSV).
- Area requirements for fluorescent background material falls between ANSI 107 Class 1 and Class 2.
- A lesser background requirement allows for short designs giving tactical access to equipment belts.
- Retroreflective are requirements are the same as those for ANSI 107.
- ANSI 207 is not intended to replace, or be interchangeable with ANSI 107 Class 2 apparel. Law enforcement officers performing traffic control duties are still encouraged to follow ANSI 107 Class 2 or Class 3 guidelines whenever possible.
- The new standard suggests use of many design options such as break-aways, colored identifiers, loops, pockets, badge holders, and ID panels.
- The design options are intended to encourage innovative ways to meet end-user needs for design functionality, while still offering an effective high visibility garment.
Significant differences with the ANSI 107 standard. The primary distinction of the ANSI 207 standard is that the required fluorescent background material (450 square inches) falls between ANSI 107 Class 1 (217 square inches) and ANSI 107 Class 2 (775 square inches). This difference allows for design accomodation of equipment belts. The new standard also allows for design flexibility to incorporate colored panels to enhance easy, on-scene identification of wearers, as well as other options such as shoulder break-aways. In ANSI 207, the minimum area of retroreflective area is 201 square inches, same as the ANSI 107 requirement.
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