Last month, a Perth construction company copped a $12,000 fine after a worker was spotted on a live site wearing a faded orange vest with no reflective tape. SafeWork NSW investigators found the vest was a cheap import that didn’t meet AS/NZS 4602.1, and the site hadn’t updated its hi-vis policy in three years. That’s […]
Safety Vest 4X: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Wearing, and Maintaining High‑Visibility Gear for Every Workplace A crew on a regional construction site once sent a truck into a low‑visibility trench because the on‑site traffic‑control officer was wearing a faded, low‑grade hi‑vis vest. Within minutes the driver slammed the brakes, the load shifted, and a […]
