Tag: reflective clothes

Many Reflectors are no good

In the dark autumn and winter days, the way to school is particularly dangerous. Reflective clothes and satchels should make children more visible in the dark on the road, but many of these reflectors are of no use. This reports the magazine “Auto Bold” in the issue after a test.

 

Whether colorful bunnies, little hearts or little sharks – with reflectors for children’s clothing the imagination knows no bounds. However, the effect is very limited. Most reflectors do not throw back enough light by far. Ten out of twelve tested reflectors failed. A minimum value for the reflection of light is given by the European standard EN 13356.

 

Test reflective material with flashlight

Reflectors should also always dangle on a string that is attached to the clothing with a safety pin. If the child is stuck with it somewhere, the thread simply tears off – but a chain might not. From the quality of a reflector, parents can get an impression by illuminating it in a dark room with a flashlight. If doubts arise that he does not sparkle bright enough, should he be returned to the store, the testers advice.

 

As an alternative to reflector trailers, children can wipe safety vests from the car dealer over the jacket. However, Sven of the German Road Safety Council notes that school bags or rucksacks without additional reflectors must under no circumstances cover the reflective strips.

Stacy will provide reflective vests and safety boots to the toilets

The Primary Care Management of León has a period of 60 days to deliver continuous personal care equipment to individual health personnel, such as reflective waistcoats or safety boots, so that they can attend traffic accidents. After the complaint filed last April by the nursing union Sates, the Labor Inspection and Social Security of León obliges Stacy to provide the toilets of these equipment that they use when they should attend someone outside the health centers. “It is incomprehensible that Stacy endangers its professionals, when these endowments of material must be foreseen in each fiscal year,” the union said.

 

In its resolution, the Inspectorate of Labor notes that it contacted the Primary Care Manager of León, Concepción Dominguez, who stated that, since there was no budget item to purchase this reflective material, he transferred to the central services to carry out the management from the Ministry of Health.

 

According to the union explained in a press release, sources from the Ministry said that the centralized order had already been carried out, so the resolution urges the Primary Care Manager to deliver the staff within 60 days Which carries out continuous care in the health centers of Leon of the individual protection equipment necessary for the development of its functions.

 

In this regard, Sat recalled that, since the adoption of the Law on Measures in 2012, Stacy “does not give nurses the necessary clothing to make their outings for home care or to go to the emergency room as a traffic accident.” In this line, the union denounces that, since the recent transport competition of 2016, “nurses, who have joined the health centers, lacking these reflective clothes, must do their work with their own.”

 

The yellow jacket is compulsory for motorcyclists

This is the case for motorists since 2008, now the bikers will have a yellow reflective vest on hand, either on them or in their vehicle storage (net, safe …). As the 4 wheelers, they will wear when they come down from their vehicle after an emergency stop, to improve their visibility. The measure concerns the users of mopeds, scooters and motorcycles.

 

Why bikers are reluctant?

Many bikers ignore the new regulations. They think the yellow vest must be worn at all times over the motorcycle jacket. It’s wrong. The regulation includes having to wear this vest permanently hand and wear it only when the rider got off the vehicle during a breakdown or an accident and as a pedestrian is in danger (of a road on an emergency lane …). In case of non-compliance with these new rules, violators will face a fine of 11 Euros if no jacket on board and 135 Euros if they do not carry the following stop emergency.

Some also fear that the measure is a first step and that in time the port is mandatory as soon as they climb aboard their bikes. There is nothing to have such fear. Even in countries where such a measure has been around longer than us, only possession is mandatory at all times, and the port in case of danger.

Finally, for many riders, especially those sports, the problem of lack of space: no “glove box”, no top box … little or no room under the seat … Roll ultra purposes safety vests slip into the glove or pocket!

 

The circulation of 2-wheels between two rows of cars is partially approved

A decree published in late December 2015 in the Official Journal allows the experimentation of “interfile”. A practice used on the Paris but illegal device. . Since February 2016, in the Ile-de-France, Gironde and the Rhone, the bikers will ride between lanes of cars legally … but with conditions: on certain routes, under certain conditions and at moderate speed.

This inter-files circulation for vehicles with two or three motorized wheels and a maximum width of one meter will be authorized for a period of four years, extendable to a maximum of one year.

 

Drivers of motorized two-wheelers account for 18% of road deaths

In 2014, the road was wounded and 22,000 killed 790 people among users of motorized two-wheelers. This is 18% of road fatalities, but it is a figure down.

The peak recorded accident rate is between 25 and 49 years, but the risk of fatal accidents are important to 70 years. The risk of being killed in the city is more important for the users of light motorcycles (54%). Nearly half of motorcyclists without reflective clothes killed (47%) are in the summer.

Is all clothing allowed the office? Take safety vest when go out

In recent days, it’s hot, very hot. And from Lille to Bordeaux via Paris, Bourges, temperatures are not ready to go down. A real torture for employees who would like to give up tie suit or costume, especially when their offices are not air conditioned. But have we the right, in France, to come in tank top, shorts and flip-flops, or safety vest on outside?

 

If no legal text formally prohibited, no not permitted. Freedom to dress as we want it is not a fundamental freedom. This means that this “freedom” is provided in some basic documents as the Constitution.

 

The employer is not true, unless specific job, all rights on the way its employees are expected to come to work. Article L1121-1 of the Code stipulates that: “No one can bring to human rights and individual and collective liberties that are not justified by the nature of the task and proportionate to the aim pursued”.

 

Clearly, the employer may restrict freedom of dress for reasons of safety or contacts with customers or image. For example, a worker must wear his reflective vest and safety shoes, a stewardess, uniform supplied thereto and a notary clerk will avoid flip flops and shirt.

 

So, an employee who is not working with clients can he, he, come dressed as he wants? Not quite! In 2001, a technical office, who worked out of contact with customers, was dismissed because it was allowed to come to work in shorts. The Supreme Court agreed with the company. Customers are therefore regularly in local man was in indirect contact with them, which could harm the company’s image. And it needs to wear reflective clothes when they need to go out.

 

The ideal is to check the company’s internal regulations. Indeed, if an outfit is expressly prohibited, it must have been submitted to the staff representatives and view the premises. But to avoid any odd, the ideal is for a man to come in elegant but casual attire like a suit without a tie, linen trousers, and a slightly loose shirt. The women, they, more spoiled for choice. Once their holding remains suitable, of course. The mini-skirt in the office, it can get messy.

Safety vest for the second night walk-trail from Joly road to success

Freddy Litter, technician Northern Athletics League, attended the ValJoly late last week to finalize the last details of the night trail that will take place on 22 October.

On this occasion, we met Freddy Litter, to know new 2016 event.

 

How is the preparation of this second edition?

Freddy Litter: “Well, we are in the final details for the course. The program remains the same as last year with a trail of 12 km, a gourmet walking 6 or 10 km and our tours are available, too, Nordic walking with wearing safety vest“.

 

What’s new this year?

FL: “This is an event which wants festive and casual with the best costume contest: winners win their entry for next year but also accommodation. This year, the enrollment of fewer than 12 is free to encourage families to move and try. This gratuity is possible if parents and young people are on the same type of test, that is to say, all in all, or trail running. Food lovers will be supplies to local color, sweet and savory.  ”

 

What is the safety equipment necessary to participate?

FL: “We have more than 40 volunteers will be mobilized on the track and on the three supplies to ensure safety and smooth running of the event. However, each participant will be provided with a reflective vest and a headlamp. For trailers (12 km), a medical certificate is required to validate their registration. ”

 

How many people are you expecting?

FL: “Last year, for the first, we had 550 participants representing 300 walkers and 250 trailers. Registration is open for three weeks, we have already registered 130, which suggest that we should meet and exceed the figure of last year. No registration will be done on site. It is important for us because it allows us to anticipate the needs for the big day. ”

 

What type of participants with reflective clothes of the night?

FL: “We find road racers and pure trailers juice. However, the majority of participants are local because the proposed distances do not exceed 12 km. Nevertheless, the fact that there is accommodation on site is rare on most of the events calendar and can change this factor. And encourage participants living more than one hour ValJoly to come and try this type of event and a moment of conviviality. The winner of last year, Beauvais, will not be this year. “