This item is part of both the AEL and SEL.
AEL / SEL Number:
01ZA-06-VEST
Title:
Vest or Outer Garment, High-visibility
Description:
High-visibility vest or outer garment (certified as compliant with either ANSI/ISEA 107 or ANSI/ISEA 207).
Important Features
(Recommendations from IAB — NOT DHS requirement or part of DHS grant guidance):
ANSI/ISEA 107 specifies three different visibility classes of apparel based on the intended use and activity of the wearer relative to ambient lighting and traffic speeds. Class 1 is the lowest class, Class 3 is the highest. Differences in the classes are based on the relative amount of background (fluorescent) and retroreflective materials. Fluorescent materials are intended for daytime visibility, while retroreflective materials enhance wearer visibility at night. ANSI/ISEA 107 specifies design requirements for the placement of reflective materials on clothing items. Fluorescent materials may be yellow-green, orange-red, or red.
ANSI/ISEA 207 specifies similar requirements for high-visibility vests used by public safety workers but establishes only a single level with minimum requirements for background and retroreflective materials.
Operating Considerations
(Recommendations from IAB — NOT DHS requirement or part of DHS grant guidance):
If worn, an outer high-visibility garment or vest should be selected so as to not interfere with the wearing of the ensemble. For ANSI/ISEA 107 garments, the appropriate class should be chosen based on the guidance provided in Appendix B.
Public safety vests meeting ANSI/ISEA 207 use less background material and retroreflective material compared to Class 3 of ANSI/ISEA 107, which is met by full garments only. If public safety vests are selected, the vests should include a break-away feature, which is included as an option in ANSI/ISEA 207.
NOTE: The requirements of the new 23 CFR 634, which becomes effective on 24 November, 2008, mandate that ANSI/ISEA 107 Class 2 or Class 3 apparel be worn by all workers within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway if they are exposed to traffic or construction equipment. ANSI/ISEA 207 is not mentioned in this rule. It is hoped that the rule will be amended to incorporate ANSI/ISEA 207, but purchasers should monitor this situation carefully.
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Training Requirements (Recommendations from IAB — NOT DHS requirement or part of DHS grant guidance):
Core Training: DOT/NIJ/ANSI 207.
Initial Training: Minimal (<1 day)
Sustainment Training: Minimal (<1 day)
State Homeland Security Program / Urban Area Security Initiative (SHSP/UASI):
YES
Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) or 2008 SHSP/UASI 25% Quota:
YES
Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS):
YES
Citizen Corps Program (CCP):
YES
Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG):
NO
Chemical Sector Buffer Zone Protection Program (Chem-BZPP) (2006 Only):
NO
Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP):
NO
Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP):
YES
Port Security Grant Program (PSGP):
YES
Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP):
NO
Urban Areas Security Initiative-Nonprofit Security Grant Program (UASI-NSGP):
NO
Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC):
NO
Emergency Operations Center Grant Program (EOC):
NO
FY2005 AEL Number:
1.13.1.3
FY2006 AEL Number:
1.11.1.3
Spring 2006 SEL Number:
01ZA-06-VEST
2007 AEL/SEL Number:
01ZA-06-VEST
