High Visibility Clothing - High Vis Safety

ANSI Compliant High Visibility Safety Work Apparel
Red Kap Hi-Vis offers hi-visibility apparel solutions for many occupations such as road construction, utility, police, emergency medical services and airport ramp personnel ... essentially any occupation required to work in conditions of low visibility. Our product lineup includes ANSI 107-2015 compliant and enhanced visibility shirts, jackets and vests. No matter which product you choose, rest assured that Red Kap Hi-Vis will always put the safety of your workforce first.

Performance Class 1 - ANSI Type O
Performance Class 1 offers the minimum amount of high visibility materials to differentiate the wearer from non-complex work environments and is only appropriate for off-road environments, in scenarios in which the struck-by hazards will not be approaching at roadway speeds, and therefore operative detection and identification distances. Examples of workers who may need Type O apparel include: Workers retrieving shopping carts from parking areas, Workers exposed to the hazards of warehouse equipment traffic, Workers in oil and gas extraction, refineries and mines.

Performance Class 2 - ANSI Type R
Performance Class 2 is considered the minimum level of protection for workers exposed to roadway rights-of-way and temporary traffic control (TTC) zones, or work near traffic traveling in excess of 25 mph but less than 50 mph. Garments will have additional amounts of high-visibility materials that allow for better definition of the human form. Performance Class 2 HVSA have the potential to provide longer detection and identification distances, and increased conspicuity performance compared to Performance Class 1 HVSA. Examples of workers who may need Type R apparel include: Towing operators, Roadway construction workers, Parking and/or toll gate personnel, Airport baggage handlers/ground crew, Railway Workers, Survey & Utility Crews.

Performance Class 3 - ANSI Type R
Performance Class 3 provides more visibility to the worker is either working near traffic traveling in excess of 50 mph, or in both complex backgrounds and through a full range of movement by the required placement of background, retroreflective, and combined performance materials on the sleeves and pant legs (if present). A garment or vest without sleeves worn alone is NOT considered Class 3 protection. Example of workers who may need Class 3 are: Road side assistance, Roadway construction personnel and flaggers, Survey crews, and Utility workers.

Supplemental ANSI Class E
Class E apparel includes Enhanced Vis pants, bib overalls, and shorts. These garments are not compliant when they are worn alone, though, when combined with Class 2 or Class 3 apparel, the combination satisfies Class 3 requirements.

Enhanced Visibility
Enhanced Visibility is NOT the same as High Visibility. The term enhanced visibility can be used for any garment of any color that has retro-reflective striping added to it in any configuration. These garments are not typically ANSI compliant and are for workers in lower risk environments. These workers can still benefit from the extra security of heightened visibility in low light conditions.