STANDARDS EXPLAINED
Every BLUE WHALE Workwear Hi Visibility garment meets the Australian & New Zealand Hi Visibility Standards AS/NZS 4602.1.2011 and AS/NZS 1906.4.2010 so you can be confident you will be safe and protected.
This Standard specifies the visual requirements for high visibility safety garments for occupational wear by people who may be exposed to the hazard of moving traffic, moving plant or equipment in high risk situations. The Standard covers garments suitable for daytime wear, night-time wear where they will be seen by retroreflected light or for wear under both conditions but excludes garments for use by fire services.
AS/NZS 4602.1:2011
High visibility safety garments - Part 1: Garments for high risk applications
AS/NZS 1906.4:2010
Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes - High-visibility materials for safety garments
This Standard specifies the photometric, colorimetric and physical property requirements for high-visibility materials for outdoor daytime use, or retroreflective materials for use at night or in other dark conditions to be used for the manufacture of or for incorporation into, industrial safety garments designed to be worn in situations where the wearer needs to be highly visible. Immersible water safety materials such as those used on personal flotation devices are not included.
AS/NZS 1906.4:2010
High visibility safety garments – version 1999
AS/NZS 4399:1996
Sun protective clothing - Evaluation and classification – version 1996