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American National Standards Institute/International Safety Equipment Association (ANSI/ISEA)
Title

"American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear"

Description

ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 provides performance requirements for conspicuous materials to be used in HVSA and specifies minimum amounts of background, retroreflective and combined-performance materials, colors and placement of materials for garments, supplemental items and accessory items used to enhance the visibility and safety of workers. The 2015 edition continues to present three performance classes of garments based on the amount of visible materials and design attributes incorporated into the final configuration and now identifies garment types based on expected use settings and work activities being performed. These are designated as off-road (type O), roadway and temporary traffic control (type R), or public safety activities (type P).

Standard Type(s)
Specification

An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, system, or service: Examples of specifications include, but are not limited to, requirements for; physical, mechanical, or chemical properties, and safety, quality, or performance criteria. A specification identifies the test methods for determining whether each of the requirements is satisfied.

Personal Protective Equipment
Not Identified

  • Visibility warning clothing
Hand and Arm Protection

All equipment and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured specifically to protect the arm and/or the hand this includes all garments protecting the hand or part of the hand, including gloves, fingerless gloves, mittens, garments protecting the fingers only or the palm only, etc. Potential hazards include skin absorption of harmful substances, chemical or thermal burns, electrical dangers, bruises, abrasions, cuts, punctures, fractures and amputations.

  • High Visibility Gloves
Body Protection

All items of clothing and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured to provide specific protection. This includes bullet-proof clothing, general protective clothing and full body ensembles that protect from cuts, radiation, temperature extremes, hot splashes from molten metals and other hot liquids, potential impacts from tools, machinery and materials and hazardous chemicals. Examples of body protection include laboratory coats, coveralls, vests, jackets, aprons, surgical gowns and full body suits

  • High-Visibility Safety Apparel
  • High Visibility Vest
Hazards
Physical
  • Physical
Standard References
Referenced Standard

NFPA 1971 - 2018 edition - Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting

ASTM F1506 - 22 - Standard Performance Specification for Flame Resistant and Electric Arc Rated Protective Clothing Worn by Workers Exposed to Flames and Electric Arcs

ASTM F2302 - 22 - Standard Performance Specification for Labeling Protective Clothing Which Provides Resistance to Incidental Exposures to Heat or Open Flame

NFPA 1977 - 2022 edition - Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting and Urban Interface Fire Fighting

NFPA 2112 - 2023 edition - Standard on Flame-Resistant Clothing for Protection of Industrial Personnel Against Short-Duration Thermal Exposures from Fire

ASTM F2733 - 21 - Standard Specification for Flame Resistant Rainwear for Protection Against Flame Hazards

Conformity Assessment Notes

Various Tests and Certification Criteria required as specified in the document.

Comments

?Additional References:

  • AATCC - EP1 Textiles - Test Procedure for color change - Gray Scale for Color Change, 2007
  • AATCC - EP2 Textiles - Test Procedure for staining - Gray Scale for Staining, 2008
  • AATCC 8-2007, Textiles - Tests for colorfastness - Colorfastness to Crocking
  • AATCC 15-2007, Textiles -Tests for colorfastness - Colorfastness to Perspiration
  • AATCC 16-2004 Textiles - Colorfastness to Light (Test Option 3) - Xenon Arc Lamp, Continuous Light
  • AATCC 22-2005 Textiles - Tests for water resistance - Water Repellency: Spray Test
  • AATCC 35-2006 Textiles - Tests for water resistance - Water Resistance: Rain Test
  • AATCC 61-2007 Textiles - Tests for color fastness - Colorfastness to Laundering, Home and Commercial: Accelerated
  • AATCC 96-2004 Textiles - Tests for dimensional changes - Dimensional Changes in Commercial Laundering of Woven and Knitted Fabrics Except Wool
  • AATCC 107-2007 Textiles - Tests for colorfastness - Colorfastness to Water
  • AATCC 127-2008, Textiles - Tests for water resistance - Water Resistance: Hydrostatic Pressure Test
  • AATCC 132-2004 Textiles - Tests for colorfastness - Colorfastness to Dry-cleaning
  • AATCC 133-2004 Textiles - Tests for colorfastness - Colorfastness to Heat: Hot Pressing
  • AATCC 135-2004 Textiles - Test for dimensional changes - Dimensional Changes of Fabrics After Home Laundering
  • AATCC 158-2005, Textiles - Test for dimensional changes - Dimensional Changes on Dry-cleaning in Perchlorethylene: Machine Method
  • ASTM D1424-09, Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum Type (Elmendorf) Apparatus
  • ASTM D3787-07, Standard Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textiles - Constant-Rate-of-Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test
  • ASTM D5034-09, Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)
  • ASTM D5489-07, Standard Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions on Textile Products
  • ASTM D1776-08, Standard Practice for Conditioning Textiles for Testing
  • ASTM E96-05, Textiles - Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials
  • ASTM E284-09, Standard Terminology of Appearance
  • ASTM E808-1-09, Standard Practice for Describing Retroreflection
  • ASTM E809-08, Standard Practice for Measuring Photometric Characteristics of Retroreflectors
  • ASTM E1164-09a, Colorimetry - Standard Practice for Obtaining Spectrometric Data for Object-Color Evaluation
  • ASTM E1501-99, Standard Specification for Nighttime Photometric Performance of Retroreflective Pedestrian Markings for Visibility Enhancement
  • ASTM F1506-08, Standard Performance Specification for Flame Resistant Textile Materials for Wearing; Apparel for Use by Electrical Workers Exposed to Momentary Electrical Arc and Related Thermal Hazards
  • ASTM F1891-06, Standard Specification for Arc and Flame Resistant Rainwear; ASTM F2302-08, Standard Performance Specification for Labeling Protective Clothing as Heat and Flame Resistant
  • ASTM F2733-09, Standard Specification for Flame Resistant Rainwear for Protection Against Flame Hazards
  • EN 530:1995, Method 2 Abrasion resistance of protective clothing material
  • ISO 105-B02:1994/Amd2:2000 - Tests for colorfastness - Part B02: Xenon Arc fading lamp test
  • ISO 3759-2007 Textiles - Determination of dimensional change on dry cleaning in perchlorethylene - Machine method
  • ISO 4675:1990 Rubber or plastic coated fabric – Low temperature bend test
  • ISO 6330:2000/Amd 1:2008 Textiles – Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing
  • ISO 7854:1995 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of resistance to damage by flexing (dynamic method)?
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