BENEFITS OF HIGH VISIBILITY JACKETS
You may not be surprised to learn that most accidents occurring to people working at outdoor venues, most often occur due to the individual not being seen by hi-vis Jackets and Coats somebody else operating machinery in the near vicinity or operating a vehicle and not seeing them.
This is why you should always ensure that your staff members in these types of situations are always wearing a high visibility jacket (Also known as 'High Vis' jackets).
There are also many other situations in which you might want staff to wear a high vis jacket, such as whereby you wish staff members at a public venue to be easily identifiable to people in the event that people need assistance or directions and high visibility jacket is one way of getting your staff noticed by people in a large crowd or from a distance away.
High vis jackets come in a wide range of styles and sizes to suit a cross-section of applications and situations, as an example in Summer the heat outside at a venue may warrant that your staff will need to wear a lighter weight high visibility vest or bib, in order that they can still be seen but keep cool at the same time. This is particularly important if they are having to do any form of physical activity at the same time such as working on a building site.
Likewise it could be that you are employing staff that are required to work outside in the middle of winter be it in a supervisory role directing people or traffic at a venue or working on a building site, in either case they will need full all weather protection and you will be pleased to know that you can purchase full length weatherproof high vis jackets designed especially for this purpose.
The benefits of high visibility jackets cannot be overestimated as many injuries on building sites where workers get injured or in loading bays where people are directing lorries occur due to people being hit by vehicles that simply do not see them. Whilst a high vis jacket will not prevent such an injury it will go a very long way to ensuring that the person is clearly seen at all times and thus hi-vis Jackets and Coats the risk of injury to the individual. Indeed on many commercial loading days and building sites that is against companies' rules to be in such a place without wearing a high visibility jacket for these very safety reasons.
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