Overview
A jacket and trouser set in the same coated fluorescent fabric, sold as one build so the reflective banding lines up as a system rather than as two separate purchases. The jacket carries bands on the torso and sleeves; the trousers carry a band around each ankle, which is the part of a walking figure that a driver picks up first in rain and spray.
Construction
- Fluorescent yellow-green coated waterproof jacket with attached hood
- Reflective bands on the jacket torso and sleeves
- Matching coated trousers with an elasticated waist
- Reflective band around each trouser ankle
- Jacket cut to sit over the trouser waist without exposing a gap
Why buy it as a set
Mixing a rain jacket with ordinary trousers leaves the lower body without either waterproofing or reflection, which is exactly the half of a walking figure that is hardest to see at night in rain. Buying the two as one build also means the fluorescent batch matches, so the set does not read as two different yellows under a headlight.
Typical use
Night shifts in wet weather, roadworks and breakdown recovery, and any crew issued rainwear as a complete outer layer rather than as a jacket only.
Bought as a set, because the lower half is where it fails
Jacket and trouser are sold together for a reason: the banding is laid out as one system, so the torso band, the sleeve band and the ankle band all appear on the same figure. Mixing a rain jacket with ordinary trousers leaves the legs with neither waterproofing nor reflection, and the legs are the half of a walking figure a driver sees first at night. The ankle band on the trouser is the part most often missing from a jacket-only purchase.
What to confirm before ordering
- Class or type you are buying to: EN ISO 20471 class 1, 2 or 3, or an ANSI/ISEA 107 type. The same garment cannot be every class, so the class has to be stated before the banding is fixed.
- The layer it goes over: Class areas are measured on the garment, not on the outfit. A jacket worn over a fleece has to fit over the fleece, which may mean a larger size rather than less banding.
- Whether waterproofing or flame retardancy is also required: Those are separate standards with separate tests. A high-visibility claim says nothing about either.
- Band width and layout, if your buyer's spec fixes them: Two suppliers can both meet a class with different layouts, so a fixed layout is a spec item and not a detail.
- Whether trims, logos and pockets may reduce the fluorescent area: Some specs prohibit it. Pockets and logos are subtracted from the area that counts.
Compliance note
A high-visibility garment is assessed as a garment, not as a fabric. Band width, band count, fluorescent area and the way they are laid out are all measured on the finished article, and the class belongs to that article. What can be stated here is the standard the build is designed against and how the banding is arranged; what cannot be stated on a product page is that a particular batch's certificate matches your requirement. That certificate is requested per order, against the standard and class in your purchase spec, and it is the document your customer's auditor will ask for.
Related formats
For closely related builds see Hi Vis Rain Jacket and Hi Vis Long Raincoat. The full category is at Safety Rainwear.
Samples and lead time
Sample pieces are supplied before a bulk order so your team can check fit, finish and marking on the actual article. Standard lead time is 2–4 weeks from order confirmation.
