FR and Arc Flash Clothing or other item of reflective clothing is
visible both in the bright sun as well as at night, the standard sets the
amount of reflective material the garment must have. Reflective clothing complying with these
standards has quickly become accepted throughout industry as an effective way
to protect workers by increasing their visibility. Workers who are exposed to
either traffic or to construction equipment within the work area, or workers
who are within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway are required to wear
reflective clothing. Workers who would
be required to wear reflective clothing include but are not limited to: surveyors, equipment and truck drivers, construction
and maintenance crews, inspectors, flaggers.
