Ansi 107

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ANSI-107-2004 HIGH VISIBILITY GARMENT STANDARD

1) What is the ANSI 107-2004 Standard?
Developed by the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) and published by the American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) in June 1999, the 107 standard is the accepted standard for the design and performance of High Visibility Safety Apparel. A copy of this document may be ordered from ISEA at www.safetyequipment.org or by phone: 703-525-1695. The 1999 standard was updated to the 2004 standard.

2) Why should my organization use ANSI compliant apparel?
The standard is based on many years of testing and evaluation of both reflective and fluorescent materials to determine what characteristics will provide the greatest visibility of the wearers and will also make them more conspicuous. People who wear ANSI 107 compliant apparel are much less likely to be injured or killed by moving vehicles or equipment than those who are wearing non compliant apparel. Many regulatory bodies have adopted the ANSI 107-2004 standard including the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) which recently began requiring any and all workers on ANY federally funded roadway to wear ANSI 107-2004 compliant apparel. This affects every organization that has personnel on the roadways.

3) How can I protect myself from the false claims being made regarding specific garments?
Currently the ANSI 107 standard does not require third party testing and certification of the finished garment. As a result there have been many manufacturers who are claiming their garments are compliant when they are not. You can protect yourself by requiring your supplier to provide a Third Party test certificate that shows the specific garment(s) you are buying have passed all the requirements of the ANSI 107 standard. You should be very careful with any manufacturer who is reluctant to provide third party testing results.

Not at all. The configuration of the retro-reflective components are very important, but equally important is the testing done on the fluorescent background materials. During low visibility daylight hours, the fluorescent background materials become the most important part of your ANSI-107 garment. No garment can be ANSI-107-2004 certified, without base fabric testing for luminescence, chromaticity, fade, etc.

No, under the ANSI 107-2004, a garment or "vest" MUST have sleeves with retro reflective components. Any garments that represent themselves as Class 3 that do NOT have sleeves with retro reflective components DOES NOT meet the current ANSI-107 Standard.

Attached are examples of "pass" and 'fail" tests on garments. These are pulled on products currently offered for sale. This are examples only, and the garments could have been retested since being posted on this site. If so, the manufacturer should have the most current documents. Click to view: PASS FAIL

Attached is a partial listing of current ANSI-107 approved test labs. Each has a number where you can call to get information on any garment. We suggest only accepting 3rd Party tests from a certified test lab that is listed, so you, the consumer, can verify, if needed, that a garment meets current ANSI-107 2004 requirements
Click here to view ANSI approved test labs

For more info on the Federal Highway Administration requirements please consult the MUTCD (MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES).

Please find attached the link to the FHWA MUTCD:
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/

Reference Section 6 parts D.03 and E.02
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2003/Ch6A-E.pdf