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High Visibility Garments

Selection and Use of High Visibility Garments
The High Visibility Safety Garments standard (AS/NZS 4602:1999) details the requirements of personal safety garments to increase ability for the wearer to be seen. Material used in the design and manufacture of high visibility safety garments must be fluorescent and retroflective.

Class of Garment

Class D
For outdoor day use only.
Uses fluorescent materials.
High visibility materials must encircle the upper torso - min visible area of 0.4m2

Class N
For night use when viewed under retroflective conditions eg: vehicle headlight illumination.
Must have 50mm strips of retroflective material complying to class R AS/NZS 1906.4 in specific tape configurations.

Class D/N
For use in day or night, dawn, dusk or in poor weather conditions where there is illumination from headlights.
Must use retroflective strips and fluorescent material.