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AP01
AP01

T400

HIGH VISIBILITY SAFETY APPAREL

Examples: TYPE R CLASS 3 Table 1. Minimum Areas of Visible Materials
Must incorporate a
minimum of 1240 in 2
of background Retroreflective
material and 310 Performance Background Minimum Width
2
in of retroreflective Garment Type Class Material or Combined- Reflective Material
materials. Performance Materials
Type O 2 2
US768 217in 155in
Off-road and Class 1 1in. (25mm)
2
Non-Roadway Use (0.14m ) 2 (0.10m )
TYPE R CLASS 2
Must incorporate a 775in 2 201in 2 1in. (25mm)
2
minimum of 775 in Type R Class 2*
of background material (0.50m ) 2 (0.13m ) 1.38in. (35mm)
2
and 201 in of Roadway and
2
retroreflective Temporary Traffic 2 2
materials. 1240in 310in 1in. (25mm)
Control Zones Class 3**
2
US380 (0.80m ) 2 (0.20m ) 2in. (50mm)
Type P 450in 2 201in 2 1in. (25mm)
TYPE O CLASS 1 Class 2
2
Must incorporate Emergency (0.29m ) 2 (0.13m ) 2in. (50mm)
a minimum of 217 and Incident
2
in of background
material and 155 Responders and 775in 2 310in 2 1in. (25mm)
in of retroreflective Law Enforcement Class 3
2
materials. 2 2
Personnel (0.50m ) (0.20m ) 2in. (50mm)
PW311
465in 2 109in 2 1in. (25mm)
Supplemental Items Class E
CLASS E (0.30m ) 2 (0.07m ) 2in. (50mm)
2
SUPPLEMENTAL
Must incorporate
a minimum of 465 *For the smallest size in Type R, Class 2, a minimum of 0.35 m² (540 in²) of background material may be
2
in of background
material and 109 used to accommodate small-sized workers. All subsequent larger sizes must use 0.50 m² (775 in²).
2
2
in of retroreflective **For the smallest size in Type R, Class 3, a minimum of 0.65 m² (1000 in ) of background material may
materials.
be used to accommodate small-sized workers. All subsequent larger sizes must use 0.80 m² (1240 in²).
E043
EN343 is the European standard that applies to EN342 is the European standard that applies to
garments worn in adverse weather conditions. This garments worn in cold environments. This standard
standard specifies requirements and test methods specifies requirements and test methods for the
applicable to the materials and seams of protective performance of clothing ensembles (i.e two-piece suits/
EN 343 EN 342
clothing against the influence of precipitation (e.g. rain, coveralls) for protection against the effects of cold
snowflakes), fog and ground humidity. environments equal to or below -5°C (23°F).
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