Zip Safety Vest Essentials: How to Choose, Wear, and Maintain the Perfect High‑Visibility Gear for Every Workplace A mate on a construction site once slipped on a wet steel platform because his hi‑vis vest had faded to a dull yellow that barely reflected the night‑time tape. The supervisor didn’t notice the problem until the worker […]
Zip Safety Vests: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Maintaining High‑Visibility Gear for Every Industry The morning shift at a busy construction site in Sydney was already in full swing when the supervisor spotted a traffic controller walking the perimeter wearing a faded orange‑red vest that barely reflected the sunrise. Within seconds a forklift […]
Last month, a civil works crew in Western Sydney copped a $12,000 SafeWork NSW fine after a labourer was clipped by a reversing tipper truck. The root cause? He was wearing a faded, non-compliant Class D vest of a bright orange colour on a roadside site that required Class R. His vest didn’t meet AS/NZS […]