Hi Vis Workwear
Hi Vis Workwear — Vests, Jackets, Trousers, Rainwear & Coveralls
Six garment families built on the same glass-bead reflective banding, with the fluorescent area and the reflective area counted separately. That is why the class belongs to the finished garment, not to the banding on its own.
Six Hi Vis Garment Families
Each family answers a different question about where the shift happens and what the wearer has to keep doing while it is dark.
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Safety Vests
RS-C-VS-01 … 04
Four vests for four jobs: a site vest with the widest banding, a lightweight running vest, a child vest with a release closure, and a pet harness.
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Hi Vis Jackets
RS-C-JK-01 … 03
Bomber for the shoulder season, softshell for wind and abrasion, fleece-lined for winter. Bands run across the torso and both sleeves.
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Safety Pants
RS-C-PN-01 … 03
Navy work trousers with fluorescent knees, full-leg fluorescent cargo, and a bib and brace. The band sits above the knee, not across it.
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Safety Raincoats
RS-C-RC-01 … 03
Rain jacket, rain suit and long raincoat on a coated fluorescent shell, so keeping the rain out does not cost the reflective signal.
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Shirts & Sweatshirts
RS-C-SH-01 … 03
Polo, sweatshirt and hoodie with the reflective element built into the garment, so visibility does not depend on a layer that can be taken off.
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Safety Coveralls
RS-C-CV-01 … 03
Fluorescent-on-navy work coverall, a boilersuit that reads conventional by day, and a heavy FR build where the banding carries the visibility.
View specifications →A Vest Only Works While It Is On
The same reflective banding, carried two very different ways. What decides it is whether the wearer can take the visibility off.
A vest over the top
The cheapest way to add visibility to workwear that already exists, and the first thing that comes off indoors, at a checkpoint or when the wearer gets warm. A vest also leaves the arms unmarked, so a worker reaching forward or signalling sits partly outside the reflective area.
Visibility built into the garment
Jackets, shirts, sweatshirts and coveralls carry the banding or piping on the garment itself, sleeves included, so the reflective signal stays on the wearer for the whole shift and from the side as well as the front.
If the vest comes off during the shift, the garment has to carry the visibility instead.
12 Production Lines
Cutting, sewing and banding handled in house, with batch control on every run.
200+ Factory Team
Pattern making, sampling and size grading for workwear done by the same team.
3 Certified Standards
EN ISO 20471, ANSI/ISEA 107-2020 and OEKO-TEX Standard 100 documents on file.
2–4 Week Delivery
Typical lead time from confirmed specification, FOB Shanghai or Guangdong.
How to Specify Hi Vis Clothing
Pick the layer, then decide how the visibility is carried, then set the class against the market you sell into.
Pick the layer
Outer shell for weather and abrasion: jackets, rainwear, coveralls. Mid layer for warmth: sweatshirt, hoodie. Base layer for warm shifts: polo. Or a vest carried over any of them.
Decide how visibility is carried
Wide banding on a fluorescent panel, banding across the torso and both sleeves, or reflective piping on the seams. Each carries a different amount of reflective area, which is what the class is counted from.
Set the class and the size range
The class depends on the total fluorescent and reflective area on the finished garment. Send the target class, the market and the size range, and the design is matched to it.
| Garment | Worn as | How visibility is carried | Typical use | SKU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety vests | Over any layer | Wide banding on fluorescent mesh | Site visitors, short tasks, events | RS-C-VS-01…04 |
| Hi vis jackets | Outer shell | Bands across torso and both sleeves | Shoulder season through winter | RS-C-JK-01…03 |
| Safety pants | Lower body | Band above each knee, fluorescent knee panels | Site crews, road and rail work | RS-C-PN-01…03 |
| Safety raincoats | Outer shell, wet weather | Bands on a coated fluorescent shell | Rain, spray, night road work | RS-C-RC-01…03 |
| Shirts & sweatshirts | Base or mid layer | Reflective piping on seams and hems | Shifts moving between indoor and outdoor | RS-C-SH-01…03 |
| Coveralls | Full body | Chest band and lower-leg banding | Dirty, confined or full-body work | RS-C-CV-01…03 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What do EN ISO 20471 and ANSI/ISEA 107 actually control?
They set how much fluorescent area and how much reflective area a garment must carry for a given class or type, and where the bands have to sit. The class is a property of the finished garment, so it is fixed by the design and the banding together, not by the reflective material on its own. Which class applies in which export market — including GB 20653 for China — is compared in the hi-vis standards comparison.
Why put reflective bands on the sleeves as well as the body?
A vest leaves the arms unmarked, so a worker reaching forward, signalling or carrying something has part of their silhouette outside the reflective area. Bands on both sleeves keep the return visible from the side and from behind, which is where a lot of the traffic actually comes from.
Why is the reflective band above the knee rather than across it?
A band across the kneecap takes every kneel and every crawl under plant, so it abrades first and fails first. Placing it just above the knee keeps the return where it is still seen, while the band stays intact for the life of the garment.
Is the clothing waterproof?
Only the rainwear. The rain jacket, rain suit and long raincoat are built on a coated fluorescent shell. The trousers, shirts, sweatshirts and coveralls are not coated, and the softshell jacket is wind-resistant rather than waterproof.
Can the garments be branded?
Yes. Printing and heat-applied marks are specified per order; send vector artwork with the placement marked. Marks are kept off the fluorescent and reflective panels where the class has to hold.
How do the garments wash?
Wash performance is confirmed per build against the wash programme supplied with the order. Abrasion is the main risk to the banding, so band placement and the wash programme are specified together rather than quoted as a single number.
Need a Size Set or a Class Match?
Send the target class, the market, the size range and where the garment sits in the layer stack. We reply with the build that fits and a swatch of the approved banding.
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