Last July, a Queensland-based civil construction crew working on a Jeddah port expansion got slapped with a 40,000 SAR fine (≈16k AUD) after an OSH inspector flagged their hi-vis vests as non-compliant. The team had shipped standard Class D day vests from Australia, assuming they’d hold up in 45°C heat. They didn’t. The fluorescent orange-red […]

Top 10 Safety Vest Shops in Jeddah 2026: Your Ultimate Guide to Affordable, High‑Visibility Workwear A crew on a Jeddah construction site once sent a forklift into a blind intersection because the operator’s hi‑vis vest had faded to a pale yellow. The near‑miss triggered a Stop‑Work order from the Ministry of Labour and cost the contractor […]