Is the signal vest just a piece of overalls or something more? Let's see who wears this kind of clothes. Employees of the police, road service, airports, railway stations. Also, in the uniform of this kind, people are required to walk, whose duties include cleaning the city and territories adjacent to the carriageways. There is another category of workers who wear overalls by the nature of their activities, but we will not talk about them. The signal vest is the topic of our conversation.
Clothes made from materials that provide good daytime visibility by applying fluorescent colors and bright colors (lemon, orange, etc.) to them, and also having special retroreflective inserts in order to ensure the visibility of a person at night on the roadway, called the signal. According to GOST R 12.4.219-99, it is divided into three classes. The higher the danger level, the higher the class. As a result, the area of reflective inserts is larger. The highest degree of protection has the 3rd class, the ratio of materials is 0.80/0.20 m². The signal vest of the 2nd protection class has a ratio of materials: 0.50/0.13 m². For certain professions, there are strict rules for wearing such a form, regulated by law.(Order No. 297 of the Ministry of He alth and Social Development of April 20, 2006). In accordance with its requirements, the employer is obliged to provide employees with overalls of the appropriate class free of charge, issuing a signal vest for a period determined by the Ministry of He alth.
Except for those who are forced to wear signal clothing due to the nature of their activities, it is recommended to wear special vests for children and athletes during races on the track on bicycles, skiing in the mountains. Clothing in bright colors with rescue functions will come in handy on walks in the sea. The signal vest, the price of which is "symbolic", will become an indispensable attribute during hiking trips around the country. It is light in weight and washable, flawless in wear, takes up little space. A sufficient convention in size allows you to wear a vest both in summer (for thin clothes) and in winter (for a warm jacket).
It seems that such a small thing, but capable of saving someone's life, should become a constant companion of professional drivers (truckers) who are not required by law to wear this type of clothing.
In some European countries, the car must be equipped not only with a spare wheel, a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit, but also with overalls. Moreover, medicines and spare parts can be in the trunk, but the signal vest is exclusively in the car, due to the fact that, according to the law, a driver can enter the roadway only in it. It is also recommended to have kits for passengers. By the way, the pen alty for the absence of this attributeimpressive and hard on the pocket.
In our country there are no such strictness, although in vain. The vest can save the life of a person on the road, protect from the difficulties of those who will be forced to bear responsibility for their own negligence, and those who find themselves on the track without overalls. Take care of yourself and your loved ones!
