Hi Vis Vest Yellow and Red: The Ultimate 2024 Guide to Maximum Safety, Comfort, and Style A mate on a busy road‑work site in NSW thought his bright orange‑red vest would protect him – until the reflective tape faded after a scorching summer. Within minutes a delivery truck clipped his leg, and the injury could […]
Why the Yellow‑and‑Red Hi‑Vis Vest Is the Ultimate Safety Gear for Workers, Cyclists, and Outdoor Enthusiasts On a busy Melbourne construction site a foreman stepped onto a downdraft concrete pad at dusk, his old orange‑tinted hard hat the only thing catching the eye of the crane operator. The crane swung, the foreman barely dodged a […]
Last month, a Brisbane residential builder copped a $12,000 SafeWork NSW fine after a subbie tripped on a pallet, wearing a faded orange hi-vis vest with no reflective tape. The site foreman thought any bright vest counted as compliant, but the subbie was working an hour before sunrise, with zero night-visibility tape. That’s a $12k […]