Subtle yet effective Hi Vis clothing

[holwellcourtfarm]

Which Hi-Viz do cattle take most notice of anyway....

 

[kiwi pom]

When I worked for Fonterra I think I had 3 short sleeve shirts, 3 long, a body warmer, polar fleece, windstopper jacket and a big rain coat all Hi Viz plus hi viz hot wash gear.
At least the shorts and boots didn't have silly stripes on them.
Oh and apparently you have to wear safety glasses (also provided) when outside on site and yes they did have to pay for prescription safety glasses for those that needed/wanted them.
Not cheap that's for sure.

 

[Brisel]

Big businesses don't really bat an eyelid at PPE costs. They are more worried about the cost of an incident, and rightly so.

 

[milkloss]

Which Hi-Viz do cattle take most notice of anyway....

I've always wondered that but the Americans wear camo type hiviz when hunting and it doesn't seem to bother them.

 

[strawturner]

We tend to use high vis vests, zip up not velcro for the reasons stated, either orange or yellow. We also supply 'highway' and bomber jackets for winter, they are very warm so no one objects, when requested we have also supplied high vis polos and T shirts but these end up being covered up by jumpers & schoffels etc. A couple have the NH overalls but I'm not sure there up to the job personally. Other then on farms I cant think of any other workplaces that have heavy machinery/lorries/forklifts etc operating on site where employees routinely don't wear high vis clothing.

 

[Breakthru]

Night time to me is most dangerous and what is most effective is stripes on the legs (short or long) and arms. The movement is more effective as a warning as there are so many static reflective things on vehicles sheds etc.
You notice the movement at night from very long distances. Would go with the Orange effect in daylight. Also if you run somebody over wearing hi viz its a criminal offence as you have no excuse.

 

[Filthyfarmer]

Perhaps not so subtle............

 

[Highland Mule]

Which Hi-Viz do cattle take most notice of anyway....

Cattle are colourblind, so only pick up on brightness and darkness of clothing. My neighbours use hi viz yellow jackets when working with their cattle all the time and have no problems other than the jackets getting a bit dirty over the weeks.

 

[Brisel]

I've always wondered that but the Americans wear camo type hiviz when hunting and it doesn't seem to bother them.

Or spoil their aim…

 

[JWL]

Another vote for orange hi-vis, used to wear yellow when working on forklifts loading lorries and every damned wasp and bug would swarm on you. Another example is what happened when your New Holland combine broke down when you're trying to get that rape crop you thought would go without dessicating?

 

[deleted user 837354]

I would say it sounds like the designated walkways need to be used and enforced properly. Selling Christmas trees and having multiple artic rigs around plus loaders in a commercial store is going to make the yard pretty busy and far more so than a regular farm yard. Many truckers will be familiar with having to wear hi-vis clothing, I know the quarries won't let you in the place without them.

Would probably go with subtle branded clothing with reflective strips and the appropriate stuff on top. I don't like a sea of orange or day glow as much as anyone, would definitely try to tone it down a bit.

 

[yellow belly]

The rule I use is if I cannot see the person on the ground they are not in a safe place
High vis does not work in blind spots

 

[deleted user 837354]

The rule I use is if I cannot see the person on the ground they are not in a safe place
High vis does not work in blind spots

In industrial and quarry type applications a lot of vehicles and heavy plant has cameras or sensors on the back which will stop a machine dead if it detects a person walking behind.

 

[steveR]

I've always wondered that but the Americans wear camo type hiviz when hunting and it doesn't seem to bother them.

The great, and truly wonderful Tom Lehrer, had the answer to this question back in 1960!!

 

[kiwi pom]

Big businesses don't really bat an eyelid at PPE costs. They are more worried about the cost of an incident, and rightly so.

True but your on a farm and according to all the threads on here there's no money for H&S as you can't pass the cost on unlike every other business.
Employees and H&S costs. Your doing it all wrong you know

I'm not really against a uniform, just got sick of all the yellow. None of the bosses wore it unless they were outside, then they just chucked a vest on.

 

[kiwi pom]

While you're buying safety gear the latest thing round here after hi viz and safety glasses, are "bump caps" They actually don't look too bad, save you banging your head when working on and around machinery.

 

[ajd132]

Is there any hi viz shirts available that aren’t made out of horrible stinky polyester?

 

[Bobthebuilder]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184289570242 I bought a pair of these earlier this year quite handy, wool hat or baseball cap, also polo shirts can be useful, but the easiest is your standard hi-viz vest, cheap easy to store in any vehicle and just put on over any clothing any time

 

[Bury the Trash]

for Compo a hi vis beanie

Hi-Vis Yellow Hat - Adult Size - Wear Alone or Under Helmets - 70g/m² Lining - Single - [BT-CAP402-HVY]

www.thesafetysupplycompany.co.uk

 

[Bury the Trash]

oh i see you said subtle , well how bout these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12338744...MI3LORnvW18AIVQZ7tCh3BbwAUEAQYASABEgKvB_D_BwE