A Glance At Lime T-shirt And Safeness Varieties
A lime t-shirt may be the height of fashion, and most bright colored clothing might always be popular. However, these shirts can also be worn to protect life and property when worn in potentially dangerous conditions. There are three classifications of standards used to determine which is appropriate for the situation. Let's take a look at some of these requirements.
Class 1 group provides the least amount of visibility for the person wearing the garment, where the speed limit is 25MPH, or less, and the employee is required to pay full attention to traffic conditions. In these situations the surrounding background is uncomplicated. There are reflective requirements that involve having a minimum of 155 sq inches of reflective tape, or 6.46 linear feet of 2-inch tape or 9.39 linear feet of 1 3/8-inch tape on products such as safety vest.
This low visibility clothing is recommended for such workers as drivers of delivery trucks, people who retrieve shopping carts, and parking lot attendants. They are also worn by employees who are working on sidewalk or roadside repairs, and maintenance crews, and in warehouses where the worker is involved in controlling equipment traffic.
Class 2 garments are used where the speed limit exceeds 25MPH, and there is a more complex background of objects and activities. In these situations the worker may be required to focus on other tasks, including traffic. There should be at least a minimum of 201 square inches of reflective tape, or 8.375 linear feet of 2-inch tape or 12.2 linear feet of 1 3/8-inch tape.
Class 2 garments are recommended for wear is such situations as employees who are investigating an accident site, but in less hazardous conditions, and for airport baggage handling and ground crews. Law enforcement personnel, EMT, and forestry workers are also required to wear this classification of clothing, and less hazardous situations like school crossing guards, railway attendants, and survey crews and utility workers.
Class 3 standards offer the highest level of visibility, and are to be worn in high risk environments where the worker must pay close attention to the tasks they are performing. Speed limits involved are those above 50MPH. These are the situations where the worker needs to be as conspicuous as possible. The reflective stripping must be a minimum of 155 square inches of reflective tape, or 6.46 linear feet of 2-inch tape or 9.39 linear feet of 1 3/8-inch tape.
The recommended situations for wearing Class 3 are for people engaged in such activities as EMT response, and accident site management and investigation. Flagging and survey crews, and utility workers may be involved in situations where speed limits are over 50MPH, and road construction or railway workers are also required to wear this classification, even when operating vehicles or other equipment.
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Safety clothing, such as safety vests, is used to protect the life of the worker, but it also protects others from becoming involved in risking the life of employees who are on work crews, or directing traffic and crowd control. This is accomplished with the use of lime t-shirts. It also has the added benefit of being easily recognizable to people in the crowd, who may need the assistance of an official to call for emergency personnel.