HI-VISIBILITY STANDARDS RIS 3279-TOM High visibility garments issued to employees should conform to all relevant performance standards (EN ISO 20471, European Standard for High Visibility Clothing), and should be worn and maintained correctly for maximum protection. In order to comply with all UK and European legislation, you need to ensure that the high visibility garments you buy comply with the following: High visibility clothing conforming to Class 1, 2, or 3, which must be worn at all times. The colour of the background materials should normally be fluorescent yellow or fluorescent orange. The retro-reflective material enhances your visibility in low light situations. This reflective material returns light to a light source – such as vehicle headlights – creating a bright image that motorists are more likely to see from a distance. As a result, motorists and pedestrians have more time to react. High-visibility clothing is an essential part of personal protective equipment. It makes people working within the railway boundary easily visible to drivers of approaching trains and helps staff in charge of work groups to account quickly for those working under their supervision. RIS-3279-TOM applies to high-visibility clothing to be worn by persons when on the lineside or on or near the line on the Great Britain (GB) mainline railway. Transport operators may choose to exceed the minimum area requirements for their staff or contractors, but the colour and luminance requirements must be met for any high visibility clothing that exceeds the minimum area requirements. This standard does not apply to staff on a station platform unless they are carrying out engineering or technical work within 1.25 m of the platform edge. These requirements ensure that staff are sufficiently visible when on or near the line, allowing train drivers to give an early audible warning. They also assist staff such as look-outs and site wardens to determine if staff are moving to locations where they may not receive the necessary warning or if they are straying into places they should not be. Hi-Vis garment types are grouped into three classes based on the conspicuity provided, with the classes dictating the minimum quantities of background and retro-reflective materials to be used. CLASS 3 Highest Protection Level: Band of retro-reflective material shall not be less the 50mm wide. Minimum background material 0.80m². Minimum retro-reflective material 0.20m². CLASS 2 Intermediate Protection Level: Band of retro-reflective material shall not be less the 50mm wide. Minimum background material 0.50m². Minimum retro-reflective material 0.13m². CLASS 1 Lowest Protection Level: Band of retro-reflective material shall not be less the 50mm wide. Minimum background material 0.14m². Minimum retro-reflective material 0.10m². For limited risk/off road purposes only. 23
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