See and be seen – safety vest

Those who like fast running out, let us know: at this time of the year you will find it hard a time to train in daylight. The road to and from work and school is often made in the dark. And who in the fall anyway plant daytime training, confronted often with gray skies and rainy conditions. How do you make sure you can see where you are and, more importantly, how to prevent others see you in the dark about the head?

 

Fortunately, there are more and more products available to ensure that other road users you do not overlook. Sport.nl put some tips for you at a glance: sportswear

Buy sportswear? Please note that there have been processed reflective pieces of fabric at strategic locations. When the lights of a car, a lamp or the light of a bicycle shed light fabric on these pieces, this light material. This increases your visibility considerably. Almost all sports brands have high visibility clothing in their collection.

 

Anyone who in the dark sports, they must have: lights that you are clearly visible to others. Lately previously used mainly LED lighting: giving bright light, long lasting and is not too expensive to buy. You bind the lights easy for your arms and, if desired, your ankles, making you stand out well. A big advantage is that they weigh almost nothing. Many lights you can not only turn, but also blink, thus further increasing the attention. For a few Euros you go well on the road lit!

 

Reflective vest

It is useful if there is reflective pieces of fabric is incorporated into your workout clothes, but even more striking with a separate safety vest. You’ll of course not want to be limited in your movement. Where this kind of vests currently used around you fluttered in sports, is the fit of it now improved a lot. Also in the field of materials are major steps put forward: the fabric breathes more. You actually hardly notice you’re wearing a vest. But your fellow road users even more!

 

See for yourself

When you’re running in the dark, it is a mistake easily made. Such as stumbling you have quite a long load. Will not only be seen but also see where you are going? Wear a kind miner’s lamp to your head or choose a pet lamp. Or take a hand torch with you. There now (completely waterproof!) Even with an LED beam the road ahead well-lit. A red colored LED light on the back of the lamp makes sure you are highly visible to following traffic. This kind of flashlights can be obtained from the better sporting goods. Thanks so convenient!

 

Spoiled for choice

There are many more items available that increase your visibility. What to think of a lighted sports armband which you can put your Smartphone, LED illuminated shoelaces and shoe clips with reflective tape? Pay a visit to a sporting goods store and let you informed about sports lighting. Bring yourself and other road users unnecessarily at risk and make sure you are seen!

The cold comes-Reflective clothes keep you safety

Chatard launching a full range of high visibility clothing and against the elements made to last and withstand washings *

It is indeed a complete range offering parkas, soft-shell jackets, jackets against the cold and rain pants that industrial offers. They are built to last and withstand washings whether household or business *. This range was also comfortable and functional thinking as sustainable to optimize budgets and reduce environmental impacts.

The full range of stock held in fluorescent yellow / navy and neon orange / navy in sizes S to XXXL, and proposed to measure upon request.

 

High visibility range Cleaning Pro * of Chatard: quality materials, a cool look and sections studied

The materials used are great qualities:

  • Laminated Fabric 2 layers with a highly waterproof and breathable polyurethane membrane for parka MAGELLAN the jacket VASCO cold and rain over trousers GAMA.
  • soft-shell fabric 3 layers with a stretch outer fabric and water repellent, waterproof and windproof, anti-pilling fleece inside for soft-shell jacket FIJI.
  • retro reflective tapes (micro bead technology) certified EN ISO 15797 (Standard Industrial Washing for 50 cycles *).

The cuts are designed to provide comfort and freedom of movement.

They are adjusted and close to the body to enhance the trendy look and sportswear range.

Ergonomics: garment details have all been designed for the user to have the most possible comfortable and functional clothing

 

Relevant standards

High-Visibility: EN ISO 20471: 2013 / Class 3 (parka) / Class 2 (jacket VASCO, soft-shell FIJI and pants GAMA)

Protection against rain and bad weather: EN 343: 2003 + A1: 2007 / Class 3.3 (parka MAGELLAN GAMA and pants)

Protection against cool environments: EN 14058: 2004 / 3.3.2 class (jacket VASCO) / class 1.3 (soft-shell FIJI)

 

Recommendations

Reflective clothing for all outdoor work especially with taxiway edge: public works, maintenance of roads, motorway companies, logistics, transport, equipment services, airports, maintenance of industrial sites, green areas, etc.

New recommendations for use safety clothing

The use of clothing for emergency medical personnel plays a big role for their own protection. You must provide sufficient optical warning effect not last. End of September 2013, with the EN ISO 20471: effect in 2013 is a new standard. You should make safety vest even more effective and is the current EN replace 471st

 

Existing clothing according to EN 471 may be carried on according to the company 3M, however. Emergency services so do not stock up until the end of September with new turnout gear itself.

 

Important change is but for future new acquisitions. Then it should be ensured, if the belonging to the clothing certificate is still valid. As long as may be clothing 471 still placed on the market even after the (old) EN.

Background: High visibility clothing is subjected to examination. The then issued certificate is limited to five years. The expiration date is apparent from the certificate. At the latest at the expiry of the certificate, the manufacturer should therefore have converted to the new ISO 20,471th

 

Horizontal reflective tape, fluorescent material

With regard to the design, the clothes should continue to exist on all sides of striking material – in terms of the 360-degree visibility, as 3M. Horizontal reflective stripes and fluorescent material to the hull and the trouser legs and sleeves enclose. The minimum width of the circulating material must be even with the fluorescent background material at least 5 cm.

 

Some manufacturers of EMS gear, such as the company dealing for some time with the new standard. You attempted to transfer the putative requirements of ISO 20471 already on their products.

 

Due to the new standard also is GUV rule “use of personal protective equipment in the emergency service” revised (GUV-R 2106). Expected to be available by the end of 2013 the new version. Certificates, in which both the new ISO 20471 as well as the new GUV referenced, are to be expected until the GUV is adopted. Emergency services should especially so currently do not rush and wait until the new GUV has been published. Presumably, this will then also get a slightly different name or number.