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Make Sure You Get a REAL ANSI CLASS Garment

When choosing a safety garment, it is important to not only choose the appropriate ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 class, but to also choose a garment that is made to the appropriate specifications.

Mutual Industries ANSI Garments are made of tested and certified materials that meet or exceed ALL specifications
set forth by the ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 standard. Not all manufacturers do.
Manufacturers should be able to provide upon request materials certification regarding fabric, performance, and reflectivity.

In order to comply fully, garments must have the following:

  • the appropriate amount of background fabric
  • the appropriate amount of retroreflective material
  • background fabric must be certified for color and brightness, durability and washability
  • retroreflective material must be certified for minimum reflective from various angles

   Below is a table that provides some of the ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 specifications:

ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 GARMENT DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
Requirement Class 1 Garments Class 2 Garments Class 3 Garments
Background material minimum area 217 in2 775 in2 1240 in2
Retroreflective or combined performance-material used with background materials 155 in2 201 in2 310 in2
Combined-performance material used without background material 310 in2 NA NA
Minimum width of retroreflective bands
1 in or
2 in combined-performance material (without background material)
 1.375 in 2 in
Minimum number of yuears per retroreflective band width
4.3 yds of 1 in wide bands or
3.1 yds of 1.375 in wide bands or
2.15 yds of 2 in wide bands
 4 yds of 1.375 in wide bands or
2.8 yds of 2 in wide bands		 2 in
   
 
 

WHAT CLASS DO YOU NEED?
The guidelines below are not law, but rather are a set of examples to assist you in determining what class garment is appropriate for your specific needs.
 
ANSI CLASS1


Class 1 Garments are intended for use in activities that permit the wearer’s full and undivided attention to approaching traffic.

There should be ample separation of the worker from traffic, which should be travelling no faster than 25 miles per hour.

 

  


Examples of workers who use Class 1 apparel:

  • Parking lot attendants
  • Workers exposed to warehouse equipment traffic
  • People retrieving shopping carts from parking lots
  • Roadside “right of way” or sidewalk maintenance workers
ANSI CLASS2


Class 2 garments are intended for use in activities where greater visibility is necessary during inclement weather conditions or in work environments with risks that exceed those for Class 1.

Garments in this class also cover workers who perform tasks that divert their attention from approaching traffic, or that put them in close proximity to passing vehicles traveling at 25 miles per hour or higher.

 

  


Examples of workers who use Class 2 apparel:

  • Forestry operations
  • High-volume parking and/or toll gate personnel
  • Ship cargo loading operations
  • Airport baggage handlers/ground crew
  • Roadway construction, utility and railway workers
  • Emergency response and law enforce ment personnel
  • Survey crews
  • Trash collection and recycling operations
  • School crossing guards
  • Accident site investigators
  • elivery vehicle drivers
  • Railroad inspection and maintenance crews
ANSI CLASS1


Class 3 garments provide the highest level of visibility, and are intended for workers who face serious hazards and often have high task loads that require attention away from their work.

Garments for these workers should provide enhanced visibility to more of the body, such as the arms and legs.

  


Examples of workers who use Class 3 apparel:

  • Roadway construction personnel and flaggers
  • Survey crews
  • Utility workers
  • Emergency response personnel