EN471 Hi Vis Clothing

EN471 rated clothing is designed to improve the visibility of workers in low light and low visibility conditions. High visibility clothing comes in three classes, and is not to be confused with EN1150 non-professional hi vis clothing. Class 1 defines the lowest visibility level, for trousers with two 5 cm reflective bands around each leg. These become Class 3 when worn with a Class 3 jacket. Class 2 defines an intermediary visibility level, for example vests with two 5 cm bands of reflective around body or on one 5 cm band around body and braces to both shoulders, and class 3 defines the highest level of visibility, which can be found on items such as jacket with long sleeves, jacket and trouser suit, signified by Two 5 cm bands of reflective tape around the body, arms and braces over both shoulders.