Last month, a Melbourne civil construction crew copped a $14,000 fine from WorkSafe Victoria after a driver misread a worker’s faded orange hi vis vest in low light, clipping a barrier and nearly striking two staff. The site had ordered cheap imported vests that didn’t meet AS/NZS 4602.1, skimped on tape width and used the […]
Why Safety Vests at Walmart Are Your Best Bet for Affordable, High‑Visibility Protection A foreman once sent a crew out on a busy highway wearing faded, generic “high‑vis” tops bought from a discount outlet. Within minutes a truck driver mistook them for road‑crew staff, slammed the brakes and backed into the work zone – a […]