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New Regulations Will Require Emergency Responders to Wear High-Visibility Apparel
Federal regulations will take effect on November 24, 2008 requiring workers (including emergency responders) exposed to traffic or construction equipment within the right-of-way of a federal-aid highway to wear high-visibility safety apparel. This is the culmination of a process that began with the passage of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) in August 2005.
The Federal Highway Administration has determined that in order to comply with this regulation, workers must wear personal protective safety clothing that meets the Performance Class II or III requirements of the American National Standards Institute/International Safety Equipment Association (ANSI/ISEA) 107-2004 publication. Minimum requirements for ANSI/ISEA compliant garments include use of fluorescent yellow-green, orange-red, or red background material with 360 degree retroflective visibility. Garments should be labeled as compliant with ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 or ANSI/ISEA 207-2006. Learn more.
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